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by turning to our first hearing of Humbert's voice.
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What can we say about Humbert's style?
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If John Ray's style is full of certain kinds of cliches that
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we can classify in the ways that I have just done,
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what about humbert's style?
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Where does it come from, and why is it so enchanting?
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So, let's just begin with that first chapter, the tiny chapter,
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Chapter 1. "Lolita, light of my life,
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fire of my loins.
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My sin, my soul.
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Lo-li-ta.
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The tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate