Downhill is EasierAngus and Robertson Limited, 1945 - 228 pages |
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Page 43
... wanted more furniture , pictures for the walls , dozens of things . I needed more money , and I needed that underground job . But at the moment I wanted to sell my idea , in competition with Reg's , more than I wanted any- D thing . I ...
... wanted more furniture , pictures for the walls , dozens of things . I needed more money , and I needed that underground job . But at the moment I wanted to sell my idea , in competition with Reg's , more than I wanted any- D thing . I ...
Page 72
... wanted to talk to me about you , that was all . " " That's bonzer ! " I grunted . " I'll bet he wanted to patronize me , and show you what a great bloke he was . That's about the limit of any conversation he'd have with you about me ...
... wanted to talk to me about you , that was all . " " That's bonzer ! " I grunted . " I'll bet he wanted to patronize me , and show you what a great bloke he was . That's about the limit of any conversation he'd have with you about me ...
Page 116
... wanted to do was quarrel . Reg had wanted to fix things up his way , and I was glad they were fixed up another way . But I was sore over what I reckoned was Sadie's lack of faith in me . I don't know now why I thought she should have ...
... wanted to do was quarrel . Reg had wanted to fix things up his way , and I was glad they were fixed up another way . But I was sore over what I reckoned was Sadie's lack of faith in me . I don't know now why I thought she should have ...
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