Quotation from: The Secret Agent

Written by: Joseph Conrad


Mr Verloc was not a well-read person; his range of allusive phrases was
limited, but there was a peculiar aptness in circumstances which made him
think of rats leaving a doomed ship. He very nearly said so. He had
grown suspicious and embittered. Could it be that the old woman had such
an excellent nose? But the unreasonableness of such a suspicion was
patent, and Mr Verloc held his tongue. Not altogether, however. He
muttered heavily:

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