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  • He and the company lawyer, who was with him, came and took seats within the judge's railing; and a minute later the clerk called Jurgis 'name, and the policeman jerked him to his feet and led him before the bar, gripping him tightly by the arm, lest he should spring upon the boss.

    The Jungle Upton Sinclair 1923

  • He and the company lawyer, who was with him, came and took seats within the judge's railing; and a minute later the clerk called Jurgis 'name, and the policeman jerked him to his feet and led him before the bar, gripping him tightly by the arm, lest he should spring upon the boss.

    The Jungle 1906

  • You should obviously talk to a lawyer for real legal advice, "Jurgis," but for now you might want to break your problem into two separate issues:

    "An 'Illegal ETF' Destroyed My Credit. Can I Go To Small Claims Court?" - The Consumerist 2008

  • "Jurgis," she said, "I'd help you if I could, upon my word I would, but it happens that I've come out without my purse, and

    The Jungle Upton Sinclair 1923

  • "Jurgis," she said, "I'd help you if I could, upon my word I would, but it happens that I've come out without my purse, and I honestly haven't a penny with me: I can do something better for you, though -- I can tell you how to get help.

    The Jungle 1906

  • Readers may long for a tender conversation between Jurgis and Ona as they hold each other on a particularly cold night, but as Sinclair writes, “truly it was hard, in such a life, to keep any sentiment alive.”

    Realism in Fiction 2008

  • One of the defenders-call him Jurgis -- tried through intermediaries to bribe Soviet soldiers for their weapons.

    Selling Off Big Red 2008

  • Fortunately (and not at all coincidentally), Jurgis knows super-powerful art curator Susan Hoff (Brooke Shields, in fine, bitchy form).

    The Midnight Meat Train (2008) 2008

  • A couple of weeks ago, a Russian officer in the former Soviet Army offered Jurgis a brand-new "heavy infantry flamethrower," a three-barreled weapon capable of incinerating everything within 150 yards.

    Selling Off Big Red 2008

  • Gradually Jurgis' optimistic world vision fade in the hopeless "wage-slavery" and in the chaos of urban life.

    From On High 2005

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