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““I addressed a remark to him which he acknowledged simply by closing and opening his eyes, making me feel that, the next time I spoke, I ought to make an attempt to find something a trifle less banal to say: though his smile at the same time absolved me from the slightest blame in falling so patently short of his accustomed standards.””

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“There seemed no particular object in avoiding banality from the start, as the evening showed every sign of developing into a banal one.”

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