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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... felt . That night she had been too excited to sleep , and had smoked many cigarettes , finally , after mid- night , starting to dust her room and set it to order , half for something to do and half because she felt the need to make some ...
... felt . That night she had been too excited to sleep , and had smoked many cigarettes , finally , after mid- night , starting to dust her room and set it to order , half for something to do and half because she felt the need to make some ...
Page 101
... felt like a servant . " Staying here , are we ? " he said , beginning to screw his racquet into its press . Her heart sank . She did not want to talk trivialities with him . She felt , as she had felt ever since she had first seen his ...
... felt like a servant . " Staying here , are we ? " he said , beginning to screw his racquet into its press . Her heart sank . She did not want to talk trivialities with him . She felt , as she had felt ever since she had first seen his ...
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... felt very keenly that they were alone at the top of this building , and at this thought her spirits began to revive strangely , meaninglessly , like a rag caught upon a nail that flaps in the wind . She had been pushed so far that day ...
... felt very keenly that they were alone at the top of this building , and at this thought her spirits began to revive strangely , meaninglessly , like a rag caught upon a nail that flaps in the wind . She had been pushed so far that day ...
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