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 309
... give me nothing comparable with what I have lost , and a world that has nothing to give has nothing to take away . I am a German and a landowner . After this war , my land may still be mine and hold its value - perhaps the only thing ...
... give me nothing comparable with what I have lost , and a world that has nothing to give has nothing to take away . I am a German and a landowner . After this war , my land may still be mine and hold its value - perhaps the only thing ...
Page 395
... give way to her now , we shall always give way . " Julie , in a stupor of shock , neither consented nor refused . She knew that by Rupert's death she had been made worth- less to the van Leydens - to all of them except , perhaps , to ...
... give way to her now , we shall always give way . " Julie , in a stupor of shock , neither consented nor refused . She knew that by Rupert's death she had been made worth- less to the van Leydens - to all of them except , perhaps , to ...
Page 415
... give me your word to come . " She was silent a long time . " Lewis , " she said , " try to believe and forgive me . I know that I love you and shall not cease ; but now I feel nothing . For so long we have thought of him only , of ...
... give me your word to come . " She was silent a long time . " Lewis , " she said , " try to believe and forgive me . I know that I love you and shall not cease ; but now I feel nothing . For so long we have thought of him only , of ...
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