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 96
... wife was not his wife . What Julie had been he seemed not to care ; perhaps his imagination had never compassed her then or since . She was not a van Leyden , and you did not become a van Leyden by nine years or by a life- time spent ...
... wife was not his wife . What Julie had been he seemed not to care ; perhaps his imagination had never compassed her then or since . She was not a van Leyden , and you did not become a van Leyden by nine years or by a life- time spent ...
Page 427
... wife began : " It has come to our knowledge- " Excuse me . I should like my son to speak . Now Allard . " " All the ... wife . He was not unprepared for this story . Beneath his anger , he was a little pleased that Allard , and ...
... wife began : " It has come to our knowledge- " Excuse me . I should like my son to speak . Now Allard . " " All the ... wife . He was not unprepared for this story . Beneath his anger , he was a little pleased that Allard , and ...
Page 428
... wife . " You think the staircase from the library to her bedroom has been closed up for years . It hasn't been . You can look for yourself . " " Yes , " cried Sophie . “ Look for yourself . The latches and bolts of both doors . And the ...
... wife . " You think the staircase from the library to her bedroom has been closed up for years . It hasn't been . You can look for yourself . " " Yes , " cried Sophie . “ Look for yourself . The latches and bolts of both doors . And the ...
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