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 330
... Narwitz seemed unaware of con- straint between them . " That chair is Julie's , " he said quietly . " Take it for a little while . Soon she will be coming out to read Turgeniev to me . " And he added , when Lewis had taken the chair ...
... Narwitz seemed unaware of con- straint between them . " That chair is Julie's , " he said quietly . " Take it for a little while . Soon she will be coming out to read Turgeniev to me . " And he added , when Lewis had taken the chair ...
Page 331
... Narwitz interrupted , throwing out a keenly interrogative glance . " Perhaps what makes me seem deeply familiar to you is that we have one profound interest in common ? Isn't it so ? " An interest in common ? For a moment , thinking of ...
... Narwitz interrupted , throwing out a keenly interrogative glance . " Perhaps what makes me seem deeply familiar to you is that we have one profound interest in common ? Isn't it so ? " An interest in common ? For a moment , thinking of ...
Page 337
... Narwitz's strength was in his capacity to transcend suffering , whether it gripped him now or lay in wait for him . He was not to be pitied . As well pity the triumph of the Cross . All values of the past were changed by being seen in ...
... Narwitz's strength was in his capacity to transcend suffering , whether it gripped him now or lay in wait for him . He was not to be pitied . As well pity the triumph of the Cross . All values of the past were changed by being seen in ...
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