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Page 108
... Lotus said in a hoarse voice . ' How are you ? Quite well , I hope . . . . Good evening , Mr Miles . I've brought your book . Most enjoyable . ' She was a middle - aged woman , short and stout . Her ... Lotus said , looking 108 THE LOTUS.
... Lotus said in a hoarse voice . ' How are you ? Quite well , I hope . . . . Good evening , Mr Miles . I've brought your book . Most enjoyable . ' She was a middle - aged woman , short and stout . Her ... Lotus said , looking 108 THE LOTUS.
Page 109
... Lotus said , looking at the whisky decanter . Ronnie got up hospitably . She took the glass he handed to her , screwed up her eyes , emptied it at a gulp and watched him refill it with an absent- minded expression . ' But it's wonderful ...
... Lotus said , looking at the whisky decanter . Ronnie got up hospitably . She took the glass he handed to her , screwed up her eyes , emptied it at a gulp and watched him refill it with an absent- minded expression . ' But it's wonderful ...
Page 114
... Lotus said . ' Only give us another drink . I bet you've got some put away some- where . ' There was some sherry in the cupboard . " Thanks muchly . ' ' Won't you sit down ? ' ' No , I'm going . But see me downstairs . It's so dark ...
... Lotus said . ' Only give us another drink . I bet you've got some put away some- where . ' There was some sherry in the cupboard . " Thanks muchly . ' ' Won't you sit down ? ' ' No , I'm going . But see me downstairs . It's so dark ...
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The Day they Burned the Books | 40 |
Tigers Are Betterlooking | 68 |
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