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 121
... English playing- cards . The groups gathered a little closer to hear how , while playing bridge on Tuesday evening ... English to end an interrogative sen- tence , " Goof remarked . " Of course , you can . N'est - ce pas ? Niet waar ...
... English playing- cards . The groups gathered a little closer to hear how , while playing bridge on Tuesday evening ... English to end an interrogative sen- tence , " Goof remarked . " Of course , you can . N'est - ce pas ? Niet waar ...
Page 266
... English too , " he ex- claimed . " That is very English . That is the reason of your greatness— ” and Ballater , not understanding , smiled affably and shook his head . Lewis and Julie observed the old man's emotion without sharing it ...
... English too , " he ex- claimed . " That is very English . That is the reason of your greatness— ” and Ballater , not understanding , smiled affably and shook his head . Lewis and Julie observed the old man's emotion without sharing it ...
Page 300
... English : " My English name ! To hear you speak it - that is what I wanted . Nearly four years now I haven't spoken yours - not aloud - not once- Julie . " He checked himself , dropped her hands . " Let me lean on you . I will not be ...
... English : " My English name ! To hear you speak it - that is what I wanted . Nearly four years now I haven't spoken yours - not aloud - not once- Julie . " He checked himself , dropped her hands . " Let me lean on you . I will not be ...
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added Alison Allard asked Ballater Ballater's Baron Baroness beautiful began believe body Castle chair cheeks child clavichord colour cottage cried dark dear delight Descartes door dream Dutch edge embrasure England English Enkendaal exclaimed eyes face feel Ferrard fingers German gone Goof Hague hand Harbury head hear heard Herriot imagination Jedwell Julie Julie's Kerstholt knew lake laugh leave letter Lewis answered Lewis thought Lewis's Leyden light lips listen live looked marriage Mauritshuis Mevrouw mind morning mother moved Narwitz never night passed peace perhaps Plato play Prussia Quillan ramparts Ramsdell remember replied ROBERT GRANJON Rupert Rynwyk seemed Sezley shoulders silence sleep smile Socrates soon Sophie Sophie's speak spoke stood suddenly suppose talk tell tennis There's thing told touch trees turned Uncle Pieter van Leyden voice walked wife window wish woman wonder words