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 12
... soon Lauder's voice was grind- ing into the dusk . Someone began to sing , was shouted down , and persisted in his singing . A chorus sprang up and in the midst of it the gramophone choked and died . A grey hush fell on the room ...
... soon Lauder's voice was grind- ing into the dusk . Someone began to sing , was shouted down , and persisted in his singing . A chorus sprang up and in the midst of it the gramophone choked and died . A grey hush fell on the room ...
Page 99
... soon these would be the hands of middle age . With what aloofness she would consider them and him ! He was set . He was grave and set . Like a puppy , she would amuse herself by teasing his gravity . And yet : Ten years , he said , ten ...
... soon these would be the hands of middle age . With what aloofness she would consider them and him ! He was set . He was grave and set . Like a puppy , she would amuse herself by teasing his gravity . And yet : Ten years , he said , ten ...
Page 291
... Soon after Ballater's leaving for England , Ramsdell had gone to Haarlem and the English servants had been sent away , but Ramsdell might re- turn if Lewis ceased to live in the Castle , and the rooms they had occupied in the cottage ...
... Soon after Ballater's leaving for England , Ramsdell had gone to Haarlem and the English servants had been sent away , but Ramsdell might re- turn if Lewis ceased to live in the Castle , and the rooms they had occupied in the cottage ...
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