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 68
... letter when he inno- cently began a paragraph " The other day I cycled to " they shrieked with laughter . But the joke passed ; other correspondents were far more interesting , and soon no - one bothered about her letters from England ...
... letter when he inno- cently began a paragraph " The other day I cycled to " they shrieked with laughter . But the joke passed ; other correspondents were far more interesting , and soon no - one bothered about her letters from England ...
Page 187
... letter . Was it from Mr. Anstey ? Strange : she thought she knew his writing well enough , but once she examined it closely half a dozen doubtful instances occurred to her . She grew less confident as she continued to inspect it . If it ...
... letter . Was it from Mr. Anstey ? Strange : she thought she knew his writing well enough , but once she examined it closely half a dozen doubtful instances occurred to her . She grew less confident as she continued to inspect it . If it ...
Page 189
... letter . No - one would write so guardedly unless their feelings were involved . But him ! Had he any feelings ? It was absurd . Yet she was not amused . She read through it again . If only it had been a simple , blurting letter , she ...
... letter . No - one would write so guardedly unless their feelings were involved . But him ! Had he any feelings ? It was absurd . Yet she was not amused . She read through it again . If only it had been a simple , blurting letter , she ...
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