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 37
... beautiful English daughter no doubt ? " " She was a child . " " But even now , Mr. Ballater , you notice your friend does not tell us why he refused an invitation to Enkendaal . " " I was settled here , sir . " The Commandant smiled ...
... beautiful English daughter no doubt ? " " She was a child . " " But even now , Mr. Ballater , you notice your friend does not tell us why he refused an invitation to Enkendaal . " " I was settled here , sir . " The Commandant smiled ...
Page 38
... beautiful ladies ? Better than the fort , niet waar ? " " Who are these people ? " Ballater asked , when the Com- mandant had returned to his own quarters , waving his hand like a schoolgirl in high spirits . " Why are they coming here ...
... beautiful ladies ? Better than the fort , niet waar ? " " Who are these people ? " Ballater asked , when the Com- mandant had returned to his own quarters , waving his hand like a schoolgirl in high spirits . " Why are they coming here ...
Page 54
... beautiful enough to make you want to cry . Do you know , once when she and I " Lewis had risen to his feet . " I'm going to swim again , " he said . They walked down to the brink of the water together , and Ballater put a watch into ...
... beautiful enough to make you want to cry . Do you know , once when she and I " Lewis had risen to his feet . " I'm going to swim again , " he said . They walked down to the brink of the water together , and Ballater put a watch into ...
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