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George Gissing

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'A man who comes to be hanged,' pursued Jasper, impartially, 'has the satisfaction of knowing that he has brought society to its last resource. He is a man of such fatal importance that nothing will serve against him but the supreme effort of law. In a way, you know, that is success.'
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Vol. I, Ch. 1 : A Man of His Day, p. 3

 
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