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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... listen to you who won't listen to any of us . " " Why should they ? " " Because you've a mind and they know it . And you don't shout and get worked up . You wouldn't come in on a thing of this kind unless you meant to go through with it ...
... listen to you who won't listen to any of us . " " Why should they ? " " Because you've a mind and they know it . And you don't shout and get worked up . You wouldn't come in on a thing of this kind unless you meant to go through with it ...
Page 130
... listening to the rustle of an unseen bird in the foliage but hearing time drumming in his ears . Out of this dream ... listened for it , his hand cold on the stair - wall , and not hearing it yet , ran forward until he stood among the ...
... listening to the rustle of an unseen bird in the foliage but hearing time drumming in his ears . Out of this dream ... listened for it , his hand cold on the stair - wall , and not hearing it yet , ran forward until he stood among the ...
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... listen and to think that , while her mind was given to what she loved , she became a child again . Her expression ... listened to the legend of Nausicaa . " Why do you look at me as if you were seeing a ghost ? " she startled him by ...
... listen and to think that , while her mind was given to what she loved , she became a child again . Her expression ... listened to the legend of Nausicaa . " Why do you look at me as if you were seeing a ghost ? " she startled him by ...
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