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... Asked a question - Roger would have asked many - he gently glided off into an entrancing monologue that revealed , his ad- mirers thought , an entirely new realm of forms and 60 CUSTOMS AND CHARACTERS.
... Asked a question - Roger would have asked many - he gently glided off into an entrancing monologue that revealed , his ad- mirers thought , an entirely new realm of forms and 60 CUSTOMS AND CHARACTERS.
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... asked me to help him upstairs , which I did with some effort , finally handing him over to his sullen - looking valet . This was the only occasion on which I saw Daisy definitely out of patience . Otherwise she seemed equal to every ...
... asked me to help him upstairs , which I did with some effort , finally handing him over to his sullen - looking valet . This was the only occasion on which I saw Daisy definitely out of patience . Otherwise she seemed equal to every ...
Page 151
... asked to stay at East Bergholt . - - Although I cannot recollect if June was still established or had already left his side , I enjoyed my weekend visit , the ' bull- shots ' a blend of bouillon and vodka that we drank about eleven ...
... asked to stay at East Bergholt . - - Although I cannot recollect if June was still established or had already left his side , I enjoyed my weekend visit , the ' bull- shots ' a blend of bouillon and vodka that we drank about eleven ...
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The Desire to Please | 25 |
The Disinterested Gift | 47 |
The Death of the Lion | 66 |
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