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... Cameron , thirty - year - old Assistant Secretary for Education for Northamptonshire , on 4 August 1923. She and I had agreed to meet in England ; and soon afterwards my helpful mother consented to drive me to North- ampton , where the ...
... Cameron , thirty - year - old Assistant Secretary for Education for Northamptonshire , on 4 August 1923. She and I had agreed to meet in England ; and soon afterwards my helpful mother consented to drive me to North- ampton , where the ...
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... Cameron alone sometimes struck an unwittingly discordant note ; and the pre- cise nature of the position he occupied often puzzled Elizabeth's admirers . There could be no doubt of his place in his wife's affections ; her loyalty would ...
... Cameron alone sometimes struck an unwittingly discordant note ; and the pre- cise nature of the position he occupied often puzzled Elizabeth's admirers . There could be no doubt of his place in his wife's affections ; her loyalty would ...
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... Cameron , 1975 . 5. The Golden Riviera , Roderick Cameron , 1975 . 6. Garbo : A Portrait , Alexander Walker , 1980 . 7. The Golden Riviera , Roderick Cameron , 1975 . 8. The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy , Jacob Burckhardt ...
... Cameron , 1975 . 5. The Golden Riviera , Roderick Cameron , 1975 . 6. Garbo : A Portrait , Alexander Walker , 1980 . 7. The Golden Riviera , Roderick Cameron , 1975 . 8. The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy , Jacob Burckhardt ...
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PROLOGUE I | 1 |
The Desire to Please | 25 |
The Disinterested Gift | 47 |
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