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 169
... moved . In mind and body they searched her , some- times with cruelty , sometimes with tenderness , often with masculine detachment that was neither tender nor cruel . They searched her with their observation , their surmise , their im ...
... moved . In mind and body they searched her , some- times with cruelty , sometimes with tenderness , often with masculine detachment that was neither tender nor cruel . They searched her with their observation , their surmise , their im ...
Page 328
... moved but his own , and the lakes had the appearance of being covered by a glistening film . At the gates he paused , reluctant to enter , and , as Julie had done nearly a week earlier , he looked down the great avenue that stretched ...
... moved but his own , and the lakes had the appearance of being covered by a glistening film . At the gates he paused , reluctant to enter , and , as Julie had done nearly a week earlier , he looked down the great avenue that stretched ...
Page 435
... moved her hand towards his but did not take it . " It is true , Uncle Pieter , " she said . He stumbled up from his knees and looked down at her . " In this house ! " " Yes . " " For how long ? ” " Does that matter ? Soon after Lewis ...
... moved her hand towards his but did not take it . " It is true , Uncle Pieter , " she said . He stumbled up from his knees and looked down at her . " In this house ! " " Yes . " " For how long ? ” " Does that matter ? Soon after Lewis ...
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