The FountainThe text is a novel set in Holland during the first World War. The main characters are a British officer, a Dutch aristocrat and his British stepdaughter who is married to a German officer. It was a winner of the 1932 Hawthornden Prize. |
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Page 79
... Dutch so well . " Do you know the flowers and the trees , Jonk'er ? Did you know Dutch before you came to Holland ? Of course , the Freule Julie is English and she speaks Dutch , but she won't speak it if she can help it . Always ...
... Dutch so well . " Do you know the flowers and the trees , Jonk'er ? Did you know Dutch before you came to Holland ? Of course , the Freule Julie is English and she speaks Dutch , but she won't speak it if she can help it . Always ...
Page 164
... Dutch , Dutch , Dutch - and I envied you all up in the cottage . Someone to talk to . Probably sitting up half the night , the three of you , so intimate that you don't have to think of it — a community all your own . I envied you . So ...
... Dutch , Dutch , Dutch - and I envied you all up in the cottage . Someone to talk to . Probably sitting up half the night , the three of you , so intimate that you don't have to think of it — a community all your own . I envied you . So ...
Page 450
... Dutch and von in German . The truth is that the use of them , particularly in Dutch , is extremely elastic and depends upon fine differences of meaning which even the kindness of the Dutch and German authorities whom I have consulted ...
... Dutch and von in German . The truth is that the use of them , particularly in Dutch , is extremely elastic and depends upon fine differences of meaning which even the kindness of the Dutch and German authorities whom I have consulted ...
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