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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... Lewis replied , " I'd still be glad of the fort . " " But who's to look after the business ? " Lapham asked ... answered . " I've spent my life finding that out . ” The train groaned , rattled and was silent . It had stopped without show ...
... Lewis replied , " I'd still be glad of the fort . " " But who's to look after the business ? " Lapham asked ... answered . " I've spent my life finding that out . ” The train groaned , rattled and was silent . It had stopped without show ...
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... Lewis saw a map of the fort . " Alison's books have come , " Sezley cried . " What the hell does he want books for ? " Ferrard answered , carefully wiping the pen that he was using for red ink . Then he became aware that Lewis was at ...
... Lewis saw a map of the fort . " Alison's books have come , " Sezley cried . " What the hell does he want books for ? " Ferrard answered , carefully wiping the pen that he was using for red ink . Then he became aware that Lewis was at ...
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Charles Morgan. " A separate bulletin , " Lewis answered . " It's news all right . " And Ballater , gripping him suddenly by the arm , cried : “ My God , if it's peace we might be home in three days . Odd that we should have been ...
Charles Morgan. " A separate bulletin , " Lewis answered . " It's news all right . " And Ballater , gripping him suddenly by the arm , cried : “ My God , if it's peace we might be home in three days . Odd that we should have been ...
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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