[The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad]@TWC D-Link bookThe Secret Agent CHAPTER X 31/35
In my opinion they are a ghastly nuisance; also an element of danger.
But we can't very well seek them out individually.
The only way is to make their employment unpleasant to their employers.
The thing's becoming indecent.
And dangerous too, for us, here." Mr Vladimir stopped again for a moment. "What do you mean ?" "The prosecution of this Verloc will demonstrate to the public both the danger and the indecency." "Nobody will believe what a man of that sort says," said Mr Vladimir contemptuously. "The wealth and precision of detail will carry conviction to the great mass of the public," advanced the Assistant Commissioner gently. "So that is seriously what you mean to do." "We've got the man; we have no choice." "You will be only feeding up the lying spirit of these revolutionary scoundrels," Mr Vladimir protested.
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