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 124
... mean , " Corrie put in helpfully , " that if you clapped your hands , he'd run up a tree ? " " Precisely , " Goof ... means only that - but there , you understand . What a tragedy , the war ! What a tragedy ! Good men on both sides . It ...
... mean , " Corrie put in helpfully , " that if you clapped your hands , he'd run up a tree ? " " Precisely , " Goof ... means only that - but there , you understand . What a tragedy , the war ! What a tragedy ! Good men on both sides . It ...
Page 176
... mean " van Arkel began . " Does it matter to you what I mean ? You are Dutch ! You are grey and safe and neutral ! You have nothing - nothing on either side . " " We are all Dutch , " said her mother . " Is that something to be ashamed ...
... mean " van Arkel began . " Does it matter to you what I mean ? You are Dutch ! You are grey and safe and neutral ! You have nothing - nothing on either side . " " We are all Dutch , " said her mother . " Is that something to be ashamed ...
Page 302
... mean , " Julie asked when the nurse came out of his room , saying that he was in bed , " what did you mean - ' he has no position of relief ' ? " And the nurse ex- plained that asthmatics generally knew by experience of some position of ...
... mean , " Julie asked when the nurse came out of his room , saying that he was in bed , " what did you mean - ' he has no position of relief ' ? " And the nurse ex- plained that asthmatics generally knew by experience of some position of ...
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