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 41
... drink of all - why I've seen it kill people , yes , kill them - and all the worst fights start on a Pernod jag . ' " It tastes quite harmless . " " " " Well , what do you think - why you can go mad on Pernod - it gives you the quickest ...
... drink of all - why I've seen it kill people , yes , kill them - and all the worst fights start on a Pernod jag . ' " It tastes quite harmless . " " " " Well , what do you think - why you can go mad on Pernod - it gives you the quickest ...
Page 114
... drinks . Then he had taken them the night after to another café . " The manager of The Select gives me free drinks , " he said . " I'll make all " I'll make all my friends go to you in return for free drinks and dinner . " He had see ...
... drinks . Then he had taken them the night after to another café . " The manager of The Select gives me free drinks , " he said . " I'll make all " I'll make all my friends go to you in return for free drinks and dinner . " He had see ...
Page 218
... drink or would you rather have some tea ? " " A drink , if you please . " " O.K. , if you don't mind Pernod ; it's all I've got at the moment . Well , it was mighty nice you to come and call of you It's pretty lonely up here . " " Why ...
... drink or would you rather have some tea ? " " A drink , if you please . " " O.K. , if you don't mind Pernod ; it's all I've got at the moment . Well , it was mighty nice you to come and call of you It's pretty lonely up here . " " Why ...
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