The Moving Finger
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ISBN13: 9781153829168
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Excerpt: ...sort of person seriously?" Pg 151 "I wish I didnt," she answered. "Hes an infernal charlatan," Rochester declared. "Im convinced of it, and I mean to expose him." She shook her head. "You can call him what you like," she said, "but there is Naudheim behind him. There is no one in Europe who would dare to call Naudheim a charlatan." "He is a wonderful man, but he is mad," Rochester said. "No, he is not mad," she said. "It is we who are mad, to listen a little, to think a little, to play a little with the thoughts he gives us." "I know of Naudheim only by reputation," Rochester said. "And so far as regards Saton, nothing will convince me that he is not an impostor." She sighed. "There may be something of the charlatan in his methods," she said, "but there is something else. Henry, why cant we be content with the things that we know and see and feel?" He smiled bitterly. "I am," he answered. "I thank God that I have none of that insane desire for probing and dissecting nature to discover things which we are not fit yet to understand, if, even, they do exist. Its a sort of spiritual vivisection, Pauline, and it can bring nothing but disquiet and unhappiness. Grant for a moment that Naudheim, and that even this bounder Saton, are honest, what possible good can it do you or me to hang upon their lips, to become their disciples?" Pg 152 "Oh, I dont know " she answered. "Yet its hideously fascinating, Henry
| ISBN-13 | 9781153829168 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1153829169 |
| Weight | 0.48 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.33 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 140 pages |
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| Published On | 2010-03-01 |
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