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“Are you Mort Wilkey?” he said as he
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“Name’s on the building, ain’t it?” Mort said flatly, with a sharp nod
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Mort, the oldest man in Carson City, had just celebrated his
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Putting their trust in Mort and his reasonable
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Mort hesitated as he mentally judged the stranger
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“It’s a waste of time,” Mort said bluntly, exhibiting equal
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Mort frowned; he hadn’t expected anything of that nature at all
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“Why?” Mort scratched his chin as he studied Van Thorn’s features
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” Mort thought it was about time to turn the tables
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“I realize that, Mort,” Van Thorn acquiesced, “but are you willing
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being upfront about the whole thing, which gave Mort a comfortable
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Mort tilted his head at the suggestion of a new Carson City
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It was time to turn the tables and put the pressure on Mort
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“And the price is another thing,” Mort said as he glanced from Van
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Van Thorn patted Mort on the shoulder as a cheerful gesture then
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“No, offense, Mort,” Van Thorn said defensively
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Mort grumbled something and then pushed his way by Van Thorn
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Somehow, though, Mort felt there was more to it
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gone better; he had Mort just where he wanted him
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Barron had just learned that Mort had been approached to sell his
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Barron knew Mort valued his business more than
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“It’s a little late for that,” Barron corrected Mort sharply
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Mort was silent for a moment as he absorbed the information
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smirk as he replied, “Well, you haven’t aged a bit, Mort
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Mort immediately saw the shock in their eyes but quickly turned his
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“Breckenridge, I couldn’t have gone through with it,” Mort answered
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Mort laughed with them and decided to change the subject
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“I wonder,” Mort thought aloud, his tone inflected with
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“Is Mort going to sell out too?” Julius asked, a hint of hopefulness in
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Honestly, both Julius and Mort are
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about you, Mort? Have you decided?” he asked cheerfully, but with a
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Mort sat up a little straighter in his chair, as if he were uncomfortable
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The reality is that an old man like Mort does not have
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Mort tilted his head
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Mort quickly looked to Breckenridge
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Moving closer to the businessman, Mort said quietly, “The answer is
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that Mort would behave in such a loud, disrespectful manner, especially
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“Respect? Bah!” Mort tossed his arms in the air
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” He graciously offered his hand to Mort in a chivalrous gesture
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Mort contemplated the matter briefly and grasped Van Thorn’s
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Barron took pleasure in hearing Mort chide both the mayor and Van
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Only Mort could be so bold
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he turned to Mort and placed his hand on his shoulder
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us to help you get back, Mort?” Barron asked, hoping he could use the
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No one could have survived that, especially a man as frail as Mort
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Before he even reached the body, he knew Mort was dead
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when he saw Mort lying dead in the street
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Mort would be
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Mort because he couldn’t get his hands on the mercantile
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Life of Mort Wilkey
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gave a neutral reflection on Mort, understating his contributions to
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Mort might have been better able to answer that
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“You know very well what happened to Mort,” Barron replied sternly
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“If he bought the property, he had to know Mort was gone
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had, in the end, led to undesirable events such as the death of Mort
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Mort, the shop owner, was promptly trampled by a masked rider one
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“With Mort dead,” Barron commented, “you’ve got the votes to
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Poor old Mort had a tragic accident
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begin to Councilman Mort Wilkey
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“Not only was Mort a valuable member of this
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recall, I apologized to Mort
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some reporters after the council meeting when Mort was killed
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but they gave me nothing helpful in identifying who trampled old Mort
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Dan, Jeremy, Houston, Mort, Norm! He did it! He did it to all of
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Mort was trampled to death
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“What about Mort?” Barron said
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She moved closer to him then whispered in his ear, "But I will allow you "un petit mort" tonight
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mort of all for the word which he has spoken, that they should behold his face on more”
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“And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him, sorrowing (odunaomai)” mort of all for the word which he has spoken, that they should behold his face on more” (Acts 20:37-38)
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[Written at the top of the news summary] “Buchanan Tell Mort [Allin] et al that I am constantly amazed at the brilliant work done in preparing the News Summary
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With woman steps she followed: the ruffian and his strolling mort
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Mort aux vaches, says Frank then in the French language that had been indentured to a brandyshipper that has a winelodge in Bordeaux and he spoke French like a gentleman too
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She felt the petite mort at this unexpectedly gruesome information, and left the solitary man behind her
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Mort did receive a series of e-mails in the past few weeks
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I placed a call to Dianne Aronoff, Mort Lightower’s sister, and caught her at home
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Phineas was the chief of the Eudora police department, which consisted of him, Mort Crowley, and Harry Kelleher, who worked only part-time
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In the first group, flanked by a burly duo, is Mort Semel, who sold his company to eBay last year for $3 billion
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Mort didn’t see or hear a thing
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11: Est mort sur l'échafaud
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I didn't, of course, expect him to come often, knowing what a lot he has to do as it is, vous comprenez, cette affaire et la mort terrible de votre papa
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‘Don’t dare to believe in God, don’t dare to possess any individuality, any property! Fraternité ou la Mort; two million heads
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In the next novels after that, Pierre et Jean, Fort comme la Mort, and Notre Cœur, the moral relation of the author to his persons is still more entangled, and is entirely lost in the last
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Such are Pierre et Jean, Fort comme la Mort, and Notre Cœur
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It is on these unnatural and improbable and, above all, profoundly immoral situations that Pierre et Jean and Fort comme la Mort are constructed
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Still less can we sympathize with the gentleman who, in Fort comme la Mort, during his whole life deceived his friend, corrupted his wife, and now laments because, having grown old, he is not able to corrupt also the daughter of his paramour
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Though in Pierre et Jean and Fort comme la Mort there are touching scenes, this last novel provokes nothing but disgust in us
