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The Case of General Ople and Lady Camper

By George Meredith

2019-11-29 17:24:48

General Ople was very anxious to see her. He had the sentiment of humble respectfulness toward aristocracy, and there was that in riches which aroused his admiration. London, for instance, he was not afraid to say he thought the wonder of the world. ... Read more
General Ople was very anxious to see her. He had the sentiment of humble respectfulness toward aristocracy, and there was that in riches which aroused his admiration. London, for instance, he was not afraid to say he thought the wonder of the world. He remarked, in addition, that the sacking of London would suffice to make every common soldier of the foreign army of occupation an independent gentleman for the term of his natural days. But this is a nightmare! said he, startling himself with an abhorrent dream of envy of those enriched invading officers: for Booty is the one lovely thing which the military mind can contemplate in the abstract. His habit was to go off in an explosion of heavy sighs when he had delivered himself so far, like a man at war with himself. Less

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File size58.995 KB
Print pages134
PublisherPublic Domain Books
Publication date2016-04-22
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1465603555
George Meredith (Born in Portsmouth, The United Kingdom February 12, 1828 - Died May 18, 1909) was an English novelist and poet during the Victorian era. He read law and was articled as a solicitor, ...

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