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 28
... mean that at all ; I simply mean that I should rather like to meet her . ' " Oh , sure , I understand . I'll fix it . " He walked over to her and began talking . Naylor felt Napoleonic . He folded his arms and leaned back and looked ...
... mean that at all ; I simply mean that I should rather like to meet her . ' " Oh , sure , I understand . I'll fix it . " He walked over to her and began talking . Naylor felt Napoleonic . He folded his arms and leaned back and looked ...
Page 118
... mean - do you mean the fountain of Saint - Pierre ? " " Yes , yes , of course - don't you know -- I mean Princess Rustchuk - what do you think ? -why should I live in Saint - Pierre last year— but I dare not , I dare not . " He felt ...
... mean - do you mean the fountain of Saint - Pierre ? " " Yes , yes , of course - don't you know -- I mean Princess Rustchuk - what do you think ? -why should I live in Saint - Pierre last year— but I dare not , I dare not . " He felt ...
Page 226
... mean a man désinteressé , you understand . I heard from Duff you were not very well . I am sorry indeed and hope you will take care of yourself . People always get so very ill when they are sick in Trou . It is something in the mud or ...
... mean a man désinteressé , you understand . I heard from Duff you were not very well . I am sorry indeed and hope you will take care of yourself . People always get so very ill when they are sick in Trou . It is something in the mud or ...
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