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 44
... heard often the twang of wire on the stakes , heard it until its shrill vibration and the slow lash of the risen wind became an unperceived accompaniment to silence . On a little table at his bedside he had built , as was his custom , a ...
... heard often the twang of wire on the stakes , heard it until its shrill vibration and the slow lash of the risen wind became an unperceived accompaniment to silence . On a little table at his bedside he had built , as was his custom , a ...
Page 46
... heard a reed warbler merrily singing across the water , waving their attention to it , as if it were a member of an orchestra that he had summoned for the pleasure of his guests . The Baroness , after a cold beginning , was full of ...
... heard a reed warbler merrily singing across the water , waving their attention to it , as if it were a member of an orchestra that he had summoned for the pleasure of his guests . The Baroness , after a cold beginning , was full of ...
Page 144
... heard him speak of Julie , the words seemed to be spoken of a stranger , so re- mote was the woman whose baffling gaieties provoked Rams- dell's curiosity from the girl whom Lewis knew . Among the guests at the Castle was De Greve , a ...
... heard him speak of Julie , the words seemed to be spoken of a stranger , so re- mote was the woman whose baffling gaieties provoked Rams- dell's curiosity from the girl whom Lewis knew . Among the guests at the Castle was De Greve , a ...
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