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 104
... " " Well , the last bus will have left . I guess we'll have them back again pretty soon . you wouldn't like to go to a ' house ' ? " " No , thank you . " Sure He paid the bill and they walked out into the 104 THE ROCK POOL.
... " " Well , the last bus will have left . I guess we'll have them back again pretty soon . you wouldn't like to go to a ' house ' ? " " No , thank you . " Sure He paid the bill and they walked out into the 104 THE ROCK POOL.
Page 118
... quite simple ; then wait for us there . She'll have to talk to you about that . Then you can ask her . " " Oh , thank you . " She walked up and kissed him on the cheek . " I hope you'll join me for dinner , Rascasse 118 THE ROCK POOL.
... quite simple ; then wait for us there . She'll have to talk to you about that . Then you can ask her . " " Oh , thank you . " She walked up and kissed him on the cheek . " I hope you'll join me for dinner , Rascasse 118 THE ROCK POOL.
Page 199
... thank you very much , I have to fly . " " To fly ? That's very interesting . Come and tell me all about it . " " I can't . I'm so busy packing . " " Don't say you're leaving too . I can't bear it . " " I'm motoring to Paris tomorrow ...
... thank you very much , I have to fly . " " To fly ? That's very interesting . Come and tell me all about it . " " I can't . I'm so busy packing . " " Don't say you're leaving too . I can't bear it . " " I'm motoring to Paris tomorrow ...
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