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completion of my promise and quickly
Clerval desired the intercourse of the men of genius and talent who flourished at this time; but this was with me a secondary object; I was principally occupied with the means of obtaining the information necessary for the completion of my promise, and quickly availed myself of the letters of introduction that I had brought with me, addressed to the most distinguished natural philosophers.
— from Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

completion of my promise and quickly
Clerval desired the intercourse of the men of genius and talent who flourished at this time, but this was with me a secondary object; I was principally occupied with the means of obtaining the information necessary for the completion of my promise and quickly availed myself of the letters of introduction that I had brought with me, addressed to the most distinguished natural philosophers.
— from Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

care of mail problems answering queries
polling Connecting to another system to check for things like mail or news. postmaster The person responsible for taking care of mail problems, answering queries about users, and other rel
— from Zen and the Art of the Internet by Brendan P. Kehoe


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