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 22
... dark , curving eyebrows that gave to his face an expression of amusement and surprise . The white sun of early March shone on his paper . Looking over his shoulder , Lewis saw a map of the fort . " Alison's books have come , " Sezley ...
... dark , curving eyebrows that gave to his face an expression of amusement and surprise . The white sun of early March shone on his paper . Looking over his shoulder , Lewis saw a map of the fort . " Alison's books have come , " Sezley ...
Page 80
... dark , but , this extreme spur of the wood being not more than a couple of hundred yards in breadth , the thickening day was visible beyond it . The smoother trunks were streaked with light . A grey , luminous stream appeared to be ...
... dark , but , this extreme spur of the wood being not more than a couple of hundred yards in breadth , the thickening day was visible beyond it . The smoother trunks were streaked with light . A grey , luminous stream appeared to be ...
Page 285
... darkness of her hands and her hands in the darkness of her pillow . Her bare shoulders were glossy under the honeyed ... dark . Do you know why ? Because there will be sun all day and- 99 " And all day we shall be together , " he said ...
... darkness of her hands and her hands in the darkness of her pillow . Her bare shoulders were glossy under the honeyed ... dark . Do you know why ? Because there will be sun all day and- 99 " And all day we shall be together , " he said ...
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