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 166
... asked . " And then you want to console her , don't you , Ballater ? " Ramsdell asked . " Well , you know , " Ballater said , " it's all very well for you to laugh , but sometimes she is such a child " " Oh , my God ! " Ramsdell ...
... asked . " And then you want to console her , don't you , Ballater ? " Ramsdell asked . " Well , you know , " Ballater said , " it's all very well for you to laugh , but sometimes she is such a child " " Oh , my God ! " Ramsdell ...
Page 318
... asked him here now " " If Julie asked him he would come . You know he would ! " Sophie exclaimed . The Baroness disregarded her . “ You need quiet , Rupert . Not quarrels and excitements . Not to be reminded of things best forgotten ...
... asked him here now " " If Julie asked him he would come . You know he would ! " Sophie exclaimed . The Baroness disregarded her . “ You need quiet , Rupert . Not quarrels and excitements . Not to be reminded of things best forgotten ...
Page 348
... asked . " For as long as I am wanted . ” " Lewis asked you to come ? . . . I'm glad . It's good that we should have you there . " " " We ' ? " " Lewis and I , " and she put her arm in his . They crossed the little bridge between the ...
... asked . " For as long as I am wanted . ” " Lewis asked you to come ? . . . I'm glad . It's good that we should have you there . " " " We ' ? " " Lewis and I , " and she put her arm in his . They crossed the little bridge between the ...
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