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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... answer to your question , " he said , " that doesn't sound like a boast . . . . What I want is stillness of spirit . " " It doesn't sound like a boast except to fools , " Herriot answered . " It's what we all want - though damned few of ...
... answer to your question , " he said , " that doesn't sound like a boast . . . . What I want is stillness of spirit . " " It doesn't sound like a boast except to fools , " Herriot answered . " It's what we all want - though damned few of ...
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... answered , “ otherwise it is still - born . " It was the orthodox attack and invited the general answer that all thought had a continuing effect independent of any action that might spring from it . As there was a physi- cal air that ...
... answered , “ otherwise it is still - born . " It was the orthodox attack and invited the general answer that all thought had a continuing effect independent of any action that might spring from it . As there was a physi- cal air that ...
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... answered in Dutch , which you wouldn't understand , ” said Ballater , parrying the attack upon his own French ... answer . And presently Ballater returned to the subject by saying , with the resentful solemnity of a man who had never ...
... answered in Dutch , which you wouldn't understand , ” said Ballater , parrying the attack upon his own French ... answer . And presently Ballater returned to the subject by saying , with the resentful solemnity of a man who had never ...
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