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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... hundred more francs were thus secured and the dances went on . They consisted of mimes , of intimate reveries danced by one or other of the girls , who were only occasionally on the stage together . In so far as they had imagination ...
... hundred more francs were thus secured and the dances went on . They consisted of mimes , of intimate reveries danced by one or other of the girls , who were only occasionally on the stage together . In so far as they had imagination ...
Page 106
... hundred and seven francs fifty . Two hundred and eight . He ran down a path on the opposite side , through a glade of poplars , away from the tram - lines , beside a stagnant stream . After crossing several main roads he reached the sea ...
... hundred and seven francs fifty . Two hundred and eight . He ran down a path on the opposite side , through a glade of poplars , away from the tram - lines , beside a stagnant stream . After crossing several main roads he reached the sea ...
Page 198
... hundred dollars be any use ? " " Why , yes , it would make all the difference in the world . " Jimmy leant over , giving him back a breath as bad as his own . " Well , good - bye , you madcap , see you in Carpathian Ruthenia . haven't ...
... hundred dollars be any use ? " " Why , yes , it would make all the difference in the world . " Jimmy leant over , giving him back a breath as bad as his own . " Well , good - bye , you madcap , see you in Carpathian Ruthenia . haven't ...
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