A Girl in Winter: A NovelThe story of a fateful winter day in the life of a European woman who has fled to England during WW II. |
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Page 59
... asked him back , the next year . " " Oh , yes . Yes , I did , but he couldn't come . I've for- gotten why - he was ill , I think . And by that time we'd more or less stopped writing . " " What a shame . " " Oh , not really . We were ...
... asked him back , the next year . " " Oh , yes . Yes , I did , but he couldn't come . I've for- gotten why - he was ill , I think . And by that time we'd more or less stopped writing . " " What a shame . " " Oh , not really . We were ...
Page 104
... asked her daughter discreetly to act as a chaperon . This evaded the weak point of her other idea , which was that in her opinion Jane would not give two hoots for anything Robin asked her to do . And it was much more flattering . It ...
... asked her daughter discreetly to act as a chaperon . This evaded the weak point of her other idea , which was that in her opinion Jane would not give two hoots for anything Robin asked her to do . And it was much more flattering . It ...
Page 146
... asked you because I made him ? ” Katherine stared at her . She repeated the sentence to herself several times , wondering if she had failed to shake out the right meaning . " What do you mean ? " " Robin invited you because I asked him ...
... asked you because I made him ? ” Katherine stared at her . She repeated the sentence to herself several times , wondering if she had failed to shake out the right meaning . " What do you mean ? " " Robin invited you because I asked him ...
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