The story he told me was "per sfogarsi," as Bayle loved to … - Paul Bourget

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The story he told me was "per sfogarsi," as Bayle loved to say; his idea was that I would not discover the real hero. I shall always believe that it was his own story under another name, and I love to believe it because it was so exactly his way of looking at things...

Paul Bourget

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Paul Charles Joseph Bourget (2 September 1852 – 25 December 1935) was a French novelist and critic.

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Pen Names: Junius

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The story he told me was "per sfogarsi," as Bayle loved to say; his idea was that I would not discover the real hero. I shall always believe that it … - Paul Bourget

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