Mr. Britling Sees It Through
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Герберт Уэллс. Mr. Britling Sees It Through
BOOK I. MATCHING'S EASY AT EASE
CHAPTER THE FIRST. MR. DIRECK VISITS MR. BRITLING
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CHAPTER THE SECOND. MR. BRITLING CONTINUES HIS EXPOSITION
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CHAPTER THE THIRD. THE ENTERTAINMENT OF MR. DIRECK REACHES A CLIMAX
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CHAPTER THE FOURTH. MR. BRITLING IN SOLILOQUY
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CHAPTER THE FIFTH. THE COMING OF THE DAY
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BOOK II. MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR
CHAPTER THE FIRST. ONLOOKERS
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CHAPTER THE SECOND. TAKING PART
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CHAPTER THE THIRD. MALIGNITY
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CHAPTER THE FOURTH. IN THE WEB OF THE INEFFECTIVE
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BOOK III. THE TESTAMENT OF MATCHING'S EASY
CHAPTER THE FIRST. MRS. TEDDY GOES FOR A WALK
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CHAPTER THE SECOND. MR. BRITLING WRITES UNTIL SUNRISE
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It was the sixth day of Mr. Direck's first visit to England, and he was at his acutest perception of differences. He found England in every way gratifying and satisfactory, and more of a contrast with things American than he had ever dared to hope.
He had promised himself this visit for many years, but being of a sunny rather than energetic temperament – though he firmly believed himself to be a reservoir of clear-sighted American energy – he had allowed all sorts of things, and more particularly the uncertainties of Miss Mamie Nelson, to keep him back. But now there were no more uncertainties about Miss Mamie Nelson, and Mr. Direck had come over to England just to convince himself and everybody else that there were other interests in life for him than Mamie…
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Presently through a distant gate the two small boys were momentarily visible wheeling small but serviceable bicycles, followed after a little interval by the German tutor. Then an enormous grey cat came slowly across the garden court, and sat down to listen respectfully to Mr. Britling. The afternoon sky was an intense blue, with little puff-balls of cloud lined out across it.
Occasionally, from chance remarks of Mr. Britling's, Mr. Direck was led to infer that his first impressions as an American visitor were being related to his host, but as a matter of fact he was permitted to relate nothing; Mr. Britling did all the talking. He sat beside his guest and spirted and played ideas and reflections like a happy fountain in the sunshine.
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