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“ ” “ ” Unit 5 Text A A Friend in Need - Somerset Maugham Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) ? British novelist, playwright, short-story writer, highest paid author in the world in the 1930s Part I and Part II are narrated by “I”,who offers his subjective opinion of Burton’s character. Neatly and quietly dressed Quiet and dry humor His voice was gentle and his smile is benign Part III Paras.4-51 In Part III ,Burton himself takes over the narration to tell what happened between him and a friend in trouble As it turned out,Burton was cruel enough to send a friend to death. Part III can be subdivided into three sections. Section Two Paras.17-31 How Burton responded to Lenny’s request Section Three Paras.32-51 Burton caused the death of Lenny Section One Paras.4-16 What Burton knew about lenny Cold-blooded Evil-minded Burton is Never Judge by Appearance “ ” “ ”