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 66
... changed a great deal , but you won't have changed at all . When I was twelve you always seemed so old that you can't have become older - perhaps younger again . There's consolation for you ! " Then news , stiff 66 The Fountain R.
... changed a great deal , but you won't have changed at all . When I was twelve you always seemed so old that you can't have become older - perhaps younger again . There's consolation for you ! " Then news , stiff 66 The Fountain R.
Page 103
... changed , had knotted his brow ; her seriousness perplexed him . He tried to draw her from it , but his light - hearted question missed its mark . She was staring at the armchair towards which van Leyden had pointed and from it raised ...
... changed , had knotted his brow ; her seriousness perplexed him . He tried to draw her from it , but his light - hearted question missed its mark . She was staring at the armchair towards which van Leyden had pointed and from it raised ...
Page 185
... changed in all things . Voices would be changed and eyes ; the air would have a different taste , and time , weighted with dead pride , a different measure . Death is the incredible cessation of familiarity . A cup is a different cup ...
... changed in all things . Voices would be changed and eyes ; the air would have a different taste , and time , weighted with dead pride , a different measure . Death is the incredible cessation of familiarity . A cup is a different cup ...
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