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 396
... Julie's baggage ; there would be disorganization everywhere , no porters ; the girl would have to carry the thing herself . The Leydens were fools ; they had no imagination ; but they were evidently determined . Besides , to get Julie ...
... Julie's baggage ; there would be disorganization everywhere , no porters ; the girl would have to carry the thing herself . The Leydens were fools ; they had no imagination ; but they were evidently determined . Besides , to get Julie ...
Page 400
... Julie's experience to the doom of an English middle - class marriage . But though her reason quieted her fears , she herself had enough experience to dis- trust her judgement of Julie's emotions . She had never under- stood them . She ...
... Julie's experience to the doom of an English middle - class marriage . But though her reason quieted her fears , she herself had enough experience to dis- trust her judgement of Julie's emotions . She had never under- stood them . She ...
Page 401
... Julie would confide in her , would lay aside for a little while her steady hostility , then she could help her . The ... Julie's unreason and the ingratitude of children , but as she was falling asleep she remembered with satisfaction ...
... Julie would confide in her , would lay aside for a little while her steady hostility , then she could help her . The ... Julie's unreason and the ingratitude of children , but as she was falling asleep she remembered with satisfaction ...
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