That Uncertain FeelingA chic socialite cruises like a predator on the prowl. She marks an easy target... John Aneuris Lewis, an assistant librarian, who seems an uncomplicated conquest. But Lewis is both more and less than he appears. Beneath this family-man facade lurks a poet, wit and visionary...also a budding lecher, for we soon find Lewis peering down the front of the socialite's dress. No wonder he has that uncertain feeling...he's looking into a bottomless pit! |
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... mouth has been invaded by a swarm of small flies or midges and who now wants to expel them . Spitting , choking , kecking , retching , making a noise at the back of my mouth like one saying " Aagh " to a doctor , I stumbled misty - eyed ...
... mouth has been invaded by a swarm of small flies or midges and who now wants to expel them . Spitting , choking , kecking , retching , making a noise at the back of my mouth like one saying " Aagh " to a doctor , I stumbled misty - eyed ...
Page 114
... mouth closed , I made myself more respectable . The car arrived under the window and had its engine switched off . " What does he want ? " I inquired . " I expect he wants to sell you some oil shares . " She was now whipping lipstick ...
... mouth closed , I made myself more respectable . The car arrived under the window and had its engine switched off . " What does he want ? " I inquired . " I expect he wants to sell you some oil shares . " She was now whipping lipstick ...
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... mouth tightened and his face seemed to grow narrower . " That's all very well , Mr. Lewis , but it doesn't tell us much , does it ? Don't you think a Sub - Librarian should have some particular field of study in which he himself is ...
... mouth tightened and his face seemed to grow narrower . " That's all very well , Mr. Lewis , but it doesn't tell us much , does it ? Don't you think a Sub - Librarian should have some particular field of study in which he himself is ...
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