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ethical or moral principles that discourage certain kinds of action
- Or has my probable advancement to riches and honour, given this scruple birth?'Chapter 35 — Containing the Unsatisfactory Result of Oliver's Adventure.... (86% in)
- 'Don't scruple to answer freely, man.Chapter 37 — In Which the Reader May Perceive a Contrast, Not Uncommon.... (71% in)
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