The Rock Pool" ... satire of the British upper class, a smug young literary man from Oxford joins an international group of artists and writers on the French Riviera, intending to study them as if they were aquatic organisms in a pool--with unexpected results."--Goodreads |
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Page 85
... Toni did not sit for him after I gave him a sitting fee for her — as well as an advance for himself ? If Toni has received the sitting fee , why hasn't she thanked me ? If Rascasse has kept it , should I ask for it back ? It was not ...
... Toni did not sit for him after I gave him a sitting fee for her — as well as an advance for himself ? If Toni has received the sitting fee , why hasn't she thanked me ? If Rascasse has kept it , should I ask for it back ? It was not ...
Page 121
... Toni ? ” What does " Well , she really quite likes Toni , because Toni tried to make her leave Foster at first- you know how little Toni can't bear to see a woman with a man . ' " " " I thought it was a man with a woman . ' " " " O hell ...
... Toni ? ” What does " Well , she really quite likes Toni , because Toni tried to make her leave Foster at first- you know how little Toni can't bear to see a woman with a man . ' " " " I thought it was a man with a woman . ' " " " O hell ...
Page 122
... Toni and she went up to the mountains . " " So he chose Toni and now she won't have him ? " " Say , what are you ? a private detective ? " Naylor nodded and lowered his eyelids - a trick he had . " Yes , " he articulated preciously ...
... Toni and she went up to the mountains . " " So he chose Toni and now she won't have him ? " " Say , what are you ? a private detective ? " Naylor nodded and lowered his eyelids - a trick he had . " Yes , " he articulated preciously ...
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