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Intentions

Chapter II · Chapter 2

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In France, though nothing so deliberately tedious as _Robert Elsmere_ has been produced, things are not much better.
M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.
He writes lurid little tragedies in which everybody is ridiculous; bitter comedies at which one cannot laugh for very tears.
M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.
And how well he succeeds!
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Intentions

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Intentions is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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In France, though nothing so deliberately tedious as _Robert Elsmere_ has been produced, things are not much better.
Line 2
M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.
Line 3
He writes lurid little tragedies in which everybody is ridiculous; bitter comedies at which one cannot laugh for very tears.
Line 4
M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.
Line 5
And how well he succeeds!

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and

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

are

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From this reading ‘In France, though nothing so deliberately tedious as _Robert Elsmere_ has been produced, things are not much better.

as

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From this reading ‘In France, though nothing so deliberately tedious as _Robert Elsmere_ has been produced, things are not much better.

at

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From this reading He writes lurid little tragedies in which everybody is ridiculous; bitter comedies at which one cannot laugh for very tears.

be

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From this reading M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

been

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From this reading ‘In France, though nothing so deliberately tedious as _Robert Elsmere_ has been produced, things are not much better.

better

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From this reading ‘In France, though nothing so deliberately tedious as _Robert Elsmere_ has been produced, things are not much better.

bitter

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From this reading He writes lurid little tragedies in which everybody is ridiculous; bitter comedies at which one cannot laugh for very tears.

can

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From this reading M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

cannot

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comedies

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From this reading He writes lurid little tragedies in which everybody is ridiculous; bitter comedies at which one cannot laugh for very tears.

cover

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

d'esprit

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From this reading M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

de

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

deliberately

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determined

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From this reading M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

down

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From this reading M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

dull

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From this reading M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

Elsmere

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From this reading ‘In France, though nothing so deliberately tedious as _Robert Elsmere_ has been produced, things are not much better.

everybody

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From this reading He writes lurid little tragedies in which everybody is ridiculous; bitter comedies at which one cannot laugh for very tears.

festering

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

few

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

for

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From this reading He writes lurid little tragedies in which everybody is ridiculous; bitter comedies at which one cannot laugh for very tears.

foul

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

France

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From this reading ‘In France, though nothing so deliberately tedious as _Robert Elsmere_ has been produced, things are not much better.

genius

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From this reading M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

got

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From this reading M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

Guy

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

génie

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From this reading M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

hard

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

has

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From this reading ‘In France, though nothing so deliberately tedious as _Robert Elsmere_ has been produced, things are not much better.

He

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From this reading He writes lurid little tragedies in which everybody is ridiculous; bitter comedies at which one cannot laugh for very tears.

her

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

his

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

how

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From this reading And how well he succeeds!

if

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From this reading M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

In

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From this reading ‘In France, though nothing so deliberately tedious as _Robert Elsmere_ has been produced, things are not much better.

irony

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

is

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From this reading He writes lurid little tragedies in which everybody is ridiculous; bitter comedies at which one cannot laugh for very tears.

jamais

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From this reading M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

keen

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

L'homme

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From this reading M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

laugh

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From this reading He writes lurid little tragedies in which everybody is ridiculous; bitter comedies at which one cannot laugh for very tears.

lays

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From this reading M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

least

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From this reading M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

life

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

literature

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From this reading M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

little

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From this reading He writes lurid little tragedies in which everybody is ridiculous; bitter comedies at which one cannot laugh for very tears.

lofty

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From this reading M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

lurid

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From this reading He writes lurid little tragedies in which everybody is ridiculous; bitter comedies at which one cannot laugh for very tears.

M

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

Maupassant

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

mordant

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

much

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From this reading ‘In France, though nothing so deliberately tedious as _Robert Elsmere_ has been produced, things are not much better.

n'a

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From this reading M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

not

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From this reading ‘In France, though nothing so deliberately tedious as _Robert Elsmere_ has been produced, things are not much better.

nothing

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From this reading ‘In France, though nothing so deliberately tedious as _Robert Elsmere_ has been produced, things are not much better.

of

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

on

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From this reading M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

one

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From this reading He writes lurid little tragedies in which everybody is ridiculous; bitter comedies at which one cannot laugh for very tears.

poor

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

principle

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From this reading M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

produced

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From this reading ‘In France, though nothing so deliberately tedious as _Robert Elsmere_ has been produced, things are not much better.

pronunciamientos

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From this reading M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

rags

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

ridiculous

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From this reading He writes lurid little tragedies in which everybody is ridiculous; bitter comedies at which one cannot laugh for very tears.

Robert

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From this reading ‘In France, though nothing so deliberately tedious as _Robert Elsmere_ has been produced, things are not much better.

show

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From this reading M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

shows

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

so

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From this reading ‘In France, though nothing so deliberately tedious as _Robert Elsmere_ has been produced, things are not much better.

sore

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

still

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

strips

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

style

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

succeeds

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From this reading And how well he succeeds!

tears

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From this reading He writes lurid little tragedies in which everybody is ridiculous; bitter comedies at which one cannot laugh for very tears.

tedious

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From this reading ‘In France, though nothing so deliberately tedious as _Robert Elsmere_ has been produced, things are not much better.

that

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

the

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

things

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From this reading ‘In France, though nothing so deliberately tedious as _Robert Elsmere_ has been produced, things are not much better.

though

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From this reading ‘In France, though nothing so deliberately tedious as _Robert Elsmere_ has been produced, things are not much better.

to

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From this reading M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

tragedies

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From this reading He writes lurid little tragedies in which everybody is ridiculous; bitter comedies at which one cannot laugh for very tears.

true

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From this reading M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

us

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

very

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From this reading He writes lurid little tragedies in which everybody is ridiculous; bitter comedies at which one cannot laugh for very tears.

vivid

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

well

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From this reading And how well he succeeds!

which

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From this reading He writes lurid little tragedies in which everybody is ridiculous; bitter comedies at which one cannot laugh for very tears.

with

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

wound

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From this reading M. Guy de Maupassant, with his keen mordant irony and his hard vivid style, strips life of the few poor rags that still cover her, and shows us foul sore and festering wound.

writes

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From this reading He writes lurid little tragedies in which everybody is ridiculous; bitter comedies at which one cannot laugh for very tears.

Zola

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From this reading M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

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Chapter 2 holds 150 sentences of Intentions, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.

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