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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... who'd even heard of you . And then that queer old trout , " she added , turning to me . She was wearing an orange - reddish dress which gave her an air of ignorant wildness and freedom , like the drunken daughter of some man of learning ...
... who'd even heard of you . And then that queer old trout , " she added , turning to me . She was wearing an orange - reddish dress which gave her an air of ignorant wildness and freedom , like the drunken daughter of some man of learning ...
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... who'd tripped and sprained his ankle trying to get away before the bang . The grenade had been a dud . Probert had laughed so much that he'd fallen into a rock pool , soaking his golfing jacket and shirt , getting a big anemone in his ...
... who'd tripped and sprained his ankle trying to get away before the bang . The grenade had been a dud . Probert had laughed so much that he'd fallen into a rock pool , soaking his golfing jacket and shirt , getting a big anemone in his ...
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... who'd first run to my help was standing with his arm round one of the women in the light from a window . He'd rolled his trouser legs down by this time . I went up to him and said : " Thanks a lot for helping me out . I don't know what ...
... who'd first run to my help was standing with his arm round one of the women in the light from a window . He'd rolled his trouser legs down by this time . I went up to him and said : " Thanks a lot for helping me out . I don't know what ...
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