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 101
... round the room . Toni danced extremely badly , only walking at a slower rate than usual and pushing Lola in front of her , but he saw her whispering excitedly as they passed and re- passed . The men at another table began to comment on ...
... round the room . Toni danced extremely badly , only walking at a slower rate than usual and pushing Lola in front of her , but he saw her whispering excitedly as they passed and re- passed . The men at another table began to comment on ...
Page 189
... round the table with Toni and Rascasse and Sonia's colonial as their entourage ; they did not wave to him but he saw Foster's round varsity face continually turning in his direction . He ordered a Pernod 189 THE ROCK POOL.
... round the table with Toni and Rascasse and Sonia's colonial as their entourage ; they did not wave to him but he saw Foster's round varsity face continually turning in his direction . He ordered a Pernod 189 THE ROCK POOL.
Page 225
... round her throat , shaking her little head up and down till the teeth rattled . " I hate you - understand ? I hate you , " he hissed . Her arms clung round him , her eyes closed , drowsy with passion . After such scenes they would find ...
... round her throat , shaking her little head up and down till the teeth rattled . " I hate you - understand ? I hate you , " he hissed . Her arms clung round him , her eyes closed , drowsy with passion . After such scenes they would find ...
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