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 153
... don't think he believed it . The Leiden fellow said it was an interesting mental case - in short , that Dirk was mad ... don't know about that . The point is one doesn't like to shut away what may be of some value if there's a chance of ...
... don't think he believed it . The Leiden fellow said it was an interesting mental case - in short , that Dirk was mad ... don't know about that . The point is one doesn't like to shut away what may be of some value if there's a chance of ...
Page 210
... don't know how badly ; he says it isn't se- rious , but he says I'm not on any account to go to him . After the war , he tells me , we shall be much poorer than we were , but I don't know what that means - he is always very careful to ...
... don't know how badly ; he says it isn't se- rious , but he says I'm not on any account to go to him . After the war , he tells me , we shall be much poorer than we were , but I don't know what that means - he is always very careful to ...
Page 218
... don't love him . Sometimes I think he's almost mad . Perhaps he'll go mad . I don't know . But because he loves me , I'll not hurt him personally ; he needn't know ; he can't ever know . Now you know what I feel about the impermanence ...
... don't love him . Sometimes I think he's almost mad . Perhaps he'll go mad . I don't know . But because he loves me , I'll not hurt him personally ; he needn't know ; he can't ever know . Now you know what I feel about the impermanence ...
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