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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Page 19
... stared hard at the lettering on the spine . " Who's it by ? " she asked at length . " A very good author . " " Not too light it isn't , I hope ? " Pursing my lips and drawing in my breath , I shook my like a hanging judge . " Not a bit ...
... stared hard at the lettering on the spine . " Who's it by ? " she asked at length . " A very good author . " " Not too light it isn't , I hope ? " Pursing my lips and drawing in my breath , I shook my like a hanging judge . " Not a bit ...
Page 72
... stared at me and began grinning . " What's the joke ? " " What ? I was thinking of poor old Bill . He always seems to get the rough end of the stick , doesn't he ? " " I don't know , does he ? " " I'm afraid I do exploit him rather ...
... stared at me and began grinning . " What's the joke ? " " What ? I was thinking of poor old Bill . He always seems to get the rough end of the stick , doesn't he ? " " I don't know , does he ? " " I'm afraid I do exploit him rather ...
Page 179
... stared at me with his blunt bus - inspector's face , a face empty of all curiosity , all uneasiness , all spite , all humor . Why had he taken the trouble to speak at all , or even come to the meeting , get on the Committee in the first ...
... stared at me with his blunt bus - inspector's face , a face empty of all curiosity , all uneasiness , all spite , all humor . Why had he taken the trouble to speak at all , or even come to the meeting , get on the Committee in the first ...
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