Garstin

Trevannion was in high good-humour; for had not their joint efforts, as he liked to call Garstin's useful suggestions, proved successful in ousting the river finally from Section

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The critic Garstin wrote: “We seek to represent not only the man but, as it were, his very atmosphere, and not only his surroundings, but his surroundings under certain specific conditions.”

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The critic Garstin wrote: “We seek to represent not only the man but, as it were, his very atmosphere, and not only his surroundings, but his surroundings under certain specific conditions.”

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And the absence of Garstin, the oppressive silence now?

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He had forgotten Garstin -- had forgotten everything save that water was again forcing its way into the unhappy section.

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"Oh, I'll come," said Garstin -- without enthusiasm.

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Thereupon Garstin, with the one idea of rescuing Trevannion in his mind, hurried off to the watchman's hut -- only to find that the fellow had left his post.

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Garstin seemed a patient listener, and Trevannion had almost begun to enjoy himself, when the former suddenly laid his finger on a certain spot and asked a question connected with water-pressure and the strength of resisting force.

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Garstin quickly found more questions to put on other points, more criticisms of Trevannion's replies.

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The man would scarcely have had time to make his escape before Garstin came up.

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