human
Comédie Humaine furnished by the library, one of the works which she had been instructed to peruse. Hearing of this, the man, whose curiosity was aroused, called at the library to conduct an inquiry. He had an interview with one of the managers, and the manager at once admitted that their complete list was not complete.
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We cannot supply a work with such a title, the manager explained. The book was one of the most famous and one of the finest of nineteenth-century novels,
human
Splendeurs et Misères des Courtisanes, issued by Messrs. Dent and Co. (surely a respectable firm), with a preface by Professor George Saintsbury (surely a respectable mandarin), under the title,
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The Harlot's Progress. The man of taste asked,
human
Have you read the book?
gpt
No, said the manager.
human
Have you read any of Balzac's novels?
gpt
No, said the manager.
human
Do you prohibit Galsworthy's 'Man of Property'?
gpt
No, said the manager.
human
Have you read it?
gpt
No, said the manager.
human
Do you prohibit Jacob Tonson's last novel?
gpt
No, said the manager.
human
Have you read it?
gpt
No, said the manager.
human
Well, said the man of taste,
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The manager discreetly replied that he would consult the principal proprietor. The next morning
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The Harlot's Progress,