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 204
... dear Lewis , This evening ... " But there was a gap to be bridged between this evening and her last meeting with him . To see her pen check on the paper was to perceive the gap . I will leave him in peace , she said . It is better that ...
... dear Lewis , This evening ... " But there was a gap to be bridged between this evening and her last meeting with him . To see her pen check on the paper was to perceive the gap . I will leave him in peace , she said . It is better that ...
Page 220
... DEAR , DEAR LEWIS , LEWIS ENKENDAAL , Sunday , 31st December I am afraid of this love . I am so afraid - to let it go or to take it . I dare not take it ; but to let it go , and then afterwards to look back and remember what might have ...
... DEAR , DEAR LEWIS , LEWIS ENKENDAAL , Sunday , 31st December I am afraid of this love . I am so afraid - to let it go or to take it . I dare not take it ; but to let it go , and then afterwards to look back and remember what might have ...
Page 403
... dear__ ” " What , mother ? " " Won't you let me help you again ? " " In what way can you help me ? " The Baroness sighed . " I can't help you at all if you will not trust me . You have reason to trust me , you know . An- other woman ...
... dear__ ” " What , mother ? " " Won't you let me help you again ? " " In what way can you help me ? " The Baroness sighed . " I can't help you at all if you will not trust me . You have reason to trust me , you know . An- other woman ...
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