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The End of the Tether

Chapter X · Chapter 10

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It had made him so clear-eyed that for a long time now Mr. Sterne could have told him nothing he did not know.
He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.
Why! there was nothing else to do, unless he were to abandon his chances of fortune.
But now, suddenly, since the crossing of the bar at Batu Beru things seemed to be coming rapidly to a point.
It disquieted him so much that the study of the winning numbers failed to soothe his agitation: and the twilight in the cabin deepened, very somber.
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The End of the Tether

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The End of the Tether is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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It had made him so clear-eyed that for a long time now Mr. Sterne could have told him nothing he did not know.
Line 2
He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.
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Why! there was nothing else to do, unless he were to abandon his chances of fortune.
Line 4
But now, suddenly, since the crossing of the bar at Batu Beru things seemed to be coming rapidly to a point.
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It disquieted him so much that the study of the winning numbers failed to soothe his agitation: and the twilight in the cabin deepened, very somber.

Learner Dictionary

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Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.”

Silence noun US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading “He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.”

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a

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From this reading It had made him so clear-eyed that for a long time now Mr. Sterne could have told him nothing he did not know.

abandon

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From this reading Why! there was nothing else to do, unless he were to abandon his chances of fortune.

ado

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

agitation

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From this reading It disquieted him so much that the study of the winning numbers failed to soothe his agitation: and the twilight in the cabin deepened, very somber.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

and

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

appeared

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

as

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

at

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From this reading But now, suddenly, since the crossing of the bar at Batu Beru things seemed to be coming rapidly to a point.

bar

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From this reading But now, suddenly, since the crossing of the bar at Batu Beru things seemed to be coming rapidly to a point.

Batu

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From this reading But now, suddenly, since the crossing of the bar at Batu Beru things seemed to be coming rapidly to a point.

be

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From this reading But now, suddenly, since the crossing of the bar at Batu Beru things seemed to be coming rapidly to a point.

Beru

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From this reading But now, suddenly, since the crossing of the bar at Batu Beru things seemed to be coming rapidly to a point.

But

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From this reading But now, suddenly, since the crossing of the bar at Batu Beru things seemed to be coming rapidly to a point.

cabin

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From this reading It disquieted him so much that the study of the winning numbers failed to soothe his agitation: and the twilight in the cabin deepened, very somber.

chances

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From this reading Why! there was nothing else to do, unless he were to abandon his chances of fortune.

clear-eyed

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From this reading It had made him so clear-eyed that for a long time now Mr. Sterne could have told him nothing he did not know.

coming

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From this reading But now, suddenly, since the crossing of the bar at Batu Beru things seemed to be coming rapidly to a point.

could

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From this reading It had made him so clear-eyed that for a long time now Mr. Sterne could have told him nothing he did not know.

crossing

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From this reading But now, suddenly, since the crossing of the bar at Batu Beru things seemed to be coming rapidly to a point.

deal

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

deepened

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From this reading It disquieted him so much that the study of the winning numbers failed to soothe his agitation: and the twilight in the cabin deepened, very somber.

desire

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

did

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From this reading It had made him so clear-eyed that for a long time now Mr. Sterne could have told him nothing he did not know.

disquieted

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From this reading It disquieted him so much that the study of the winning numbers failed to soothe his agitation: and the twilight in the cabin deepened, very somber.

do

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From this reading Why! there was nothing else to do, unless he were to abandon his chances of fortune.

else

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From this reading Why! there was nothing else to do, unless he were to abandon his chances of fortune.

failed

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From this reading It disquieted him so much that the study of the winning numbers failed to soothe his agitation: and the twilight in the cabin deepened, very somber.

for

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From this reading It had made him so clear-eyed that for a long time now Mr. Sterne could have told him nothing he did not know.

fortune

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From this reading Why! there was nothing else to do, unless he were to abandon his chances of fortune.

given

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

had

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From this reading It had made him so clear-eyed that for a long time now Mr. Sterne could have told him nothing he did not know.

hated

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

have

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From this reading It had made him so clear-eyed that for a long time now Mr. Sterne could have told him nothing he did not know.

he

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From this reading It had made him so clear-eyed that for a long time now Mr. Sterne could have told him nothing he did not know.

him

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From this reading It had made him so clear-eyed that for a long time now Mr. Sterne could have told him nothing he did not know.

his

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From this reading Why! there was nothing else to do, unless he were to abandon his chances of fortune.

hope

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

in

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

incredible

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

inducing

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

into

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

It

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From this reading It had made him so clear-eyed that for a long time now Mr. Sterne could have told him nothing he did not know.

know

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From this reading It had made him so clear-eyed that for a long time now Mr. Sterne could have told him nothing he did not know.

long

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From this reading It had made him so clear-eyed that for a long time now Mr. Sterne could have told him nothing he did not know.

made

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From this reading It had made him so clear-eyed that for a long time now Mr. Sterne could have told him nothing he did not know.

man

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

mean

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

might

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

Mr

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From this reading It had made him so clear-eyed that for a long time now Mr. Sterne could have told him nothing he did not know.

much

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

not

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From this reading It had made him so clear-eyed that for a long time now Mr. Sterne could have told him nothing he did not know.

nothing

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From this reading It had made him so clear-eyed that for a long time now Mr. Sterne could have told him nothing he did not know.

now

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From this reading It had made him so clear-eyed that for a long time now Mr. Sterne could have told him nothing he did not know.

numbers

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From this reading It disquieted him so much that the study of the winning numbers failed to soothe his agitation: and the twilight in the cabin deepened, very somber.

of

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

old

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

point

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From this reading But now, suddenly, since the crossing of the bar at Batu Beru things seemed to be coming rapidly to a point.

rapidly

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From this reading But now, suddenly, since the crossing of the bar at Batu Beru things seemed to be coming rapidly to a point.

seemed

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From this reading But now, suddenly, since the crossing of the bar at Batu Beru things seemed to be coming rapidly to a point.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

since

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From this reading But now, suddenly, since the crossing of the bar at Batu Beru things seemed to be coming rapidly to a point.

situation

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

sneak

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

so

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From this reading It had made him so clear-eyed that for a long time now Mr. Sterne could have told him nothing he did not know.

somber

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From this reading It disquieted him so much that the study of the winning numbers failed to soothe his agitation: and the twilight in the cabin deepened, very somber.

soothe

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From this reading It disquieted him so much that the study of the winning numbers failed to soothe his agitation: and the twilight in the cabin deepened, very somber.

stay

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

Sterne

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From this reading It had made him so clear-eyed that for a long time now Mr. Sterne could have told him nothing he did not know.

study

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From this reading It disquieted him so much that the study of the winning numbers failed to soothe his agitation: and the twilight in the cabin deepened, very somber.

suddenly

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From this reading But now, suddenly, since the crossing of the bar at Batu Beru things seemed to be coming rapidly to a point.

terrorize

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

that

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From this reading It had made him so clear-eyed that for a long time now Mr. Sterne could have told him nothing he did not know.

the

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

there

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From this reading Why! there was nothing else to do, unless he were to abandon his chances of fortune.

things

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From this reading But now, suddenly, since the crossing of the bar at Batu Beru things seemed to be coming rapidly to a point.

time

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From this reading It had made him so clear-eyed that for a long time now Mr. Sterne could have told him nothing he did not know.

to

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

told

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From this reading It had made him so clear-eyed that for a long time now Mr. Sterne could have told him nothing he did not know.

trying

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

twilight

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From this reading It disquieted him so much that the study of the winning numbers failed to soothe his agitation: and the twilight in the cabin deepened, very somber.

unless

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From this reading Why! there was nothing else to do, unless he were to abandon his chances of fortune.

up

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

very

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From this reading It disquieted him so much that the study of the winning numbers failed to soothe his agitation: and the twilight in the cabin deepened, very somber.

wanted

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

was

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From this reading Why! there was nothing else to do, unless he were to abandon his chances of fortune.

were

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From this reading Why! there was nothing else to do, unless he were to abandon his chances of fortune.

Why

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From this reading Why! there was nothing else to do, unless he were to abandon his chances of fortune.

winning

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From this reading It disquieted him so much that the study of the winning numbers failed to soothe his agitation: and the twilight in the cabin deepened, very somber.

with

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

yet

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From this reading He had much ado in trying to terrorize that mean sneak into silence; he wanted to deal alone with the situation; and--incredible as it might have appeared to Mr. Sterne--he had not yet given up the desire and the hope of inducing that hated old man to stay.

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