Quotation from: The Secret Agent

Written by: Joseph Conrad


She cast a swift glance at the boy, like a young man, by her side. She
saw him amiable, attractive, affectionate, and only a little, a very
little, peculiar. And she could not see him otherwise, for he was
connected with what there was of the salt of passion in her tasteless
life--the passion of indignation, of courage, of pity, and even of self-
sacrifice. She did not add: "And you aren't likely ever to be as long as
I live." But she might very well have done so, since she had taken
effectual steps to that end. Mr Verloc was a very good husband. It was
her honest impression that nobody could help liking the boy. She cried
out suddenly:

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