Quotation from: The Secret Agent

Written by: Joseph Conrad


She ceased, then dreamily repeated twice: "Blood and dirt. Blood and
dirt." A great light broke upon Comrade Ossipon. It was that
half-witted lad then who had perished in the park. And the fooling of
everybody all round appeared more complete than ever--colossal. He
exclaimed scientifically, in the extremity of his astonishment: "The
degenerate--by heavens!"


"Come here." The voice of Mrs Verloc rose again. "What did he think I
was made of? Tell me, Tom. Come here! Me! Like this! I had been
looking at the knife, and I thought I would come then if he wanted me so
much. Oh yes! I came--for the last time. . . . With the knife."

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