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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... question would be an answer to all the questions that had for many hours , for many years , perplexed and enchanted him . Then , suddenly , fasci- nated by so profound a riddle , he began to speak of the mo- nastic ideal of earlier ages ...
... question would be an answer to all the questions that had for many hours , for many years , perplexed and enchanted him . Then , suddenly , fasci- nated by so profound a riddle , he began to speak of the mo- nastic ideal of earlier ages ...
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... question , " he said , " that doesn't sound like a boast . . . . What I want is stillness of spirit . " " It doesn't sound like a boast except to fools , " Herriot answered . " It's what we all want - though damned few of us know it ...
... question , " he said , " that doesn't sound like a boast . . . . What I want is stillness of spirit . " " It doesn't sound like a boast except to fools , " Herriot answered . " It's what we all want - though damned few of us know it ...
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... question you are trying to answer in my face ? " and Lewis apologized for having stared . " No , no , " Narwitz answered . " You were looking at me in a way one does not resent - not in empty curiosity but as if the answer to your question ...
... question you are trying to answer in my face ? " and Lewis apologized for having stared . " No , no , " Narwitz answered . " You were looking at me in a way one does not resent - not in empty curiosity but as if the answer to your question ...
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