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be further baffled

hear the same old story

hear another drab story

be further deceived

had confessed earlier on, but he wasn't trusted

had confessed much earlier on and he was trusted

hadn't confessed much earlier on and he was trusted

hadn't confessed earlier on, and wasn't trusted

it wasn't as difficult as Kola had thought

Kola's statement wasn't actually correct

it was even more difficult than Kola could imagine

Winning the case didn't mean much to Kola

displays his cleverness in an annoying way

is not as clever as he thinks

pleases everyone he meets

hides how clever he really is

an inspired

an intelligent

a dazzling

skillful