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 207
... believe . I do not believe that the bodily delight of love is a sin , but that it becomes a deadly betrayal wherever a human relationship is obsessed by the acceptance , or by the desire , of it . Either you and I were by our discovery ...
... believe . I do not believe that the bodily delight of love is a sin , but that it becomes a deadly betrayal wherever a human relationship is obsessed by the acceptance , or by the desire , of it . Either you and I were by our discovery ...
Page 215
... believe that the value of ideals lies less in the nature of the ideals themselves than in the fact that people will suffer and discipline themselves and perhaps die for them , whatever they are , good or bad . Notions of good and bad ...
... believe that the value of ideals lies less in the nature of the ideals themselves than in the fact that people will suffer and discipline themselves and perhaps die for them , whatever they are , good or bad . Notions of good and bad ...
Page 421
... believe . You saw how he behaved the other day . " " You might have told us , " Allard said . " Not until I was sure ... believe you ? " " That's what's so odd , " Sophie answered with a sigh , run- ning her fingers across her forehead ...
... believe . You saw how he behaved the other day . " " You might have told us , " Allard said . " Not until I was sure ... believe you ? " " That's what's so odd , " Sophie answered with a sigh , run- ning her fingers across her forehead ...
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