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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... light showed round the curtains , reaching the cities where the snow was disregarded , and which the frost could ... lights were all switched on , although it was only twenty to ten . Individual lights 12 northwards and southwards till ...
... light showed round the curtains , reaching the cities where the snow was disregarded , and which the frost could ... lights were all switched on , although it was only twenty to ten . Individual lights 12 northwards and southwards till ...
Page 50
... light on the narrow flights : carpets gave way above the first floor to linoleum . As they climbed higher , the walls looked bare and deserted , until on the top land- ing they emerged onto plain boards , an empty packing- case that had ...
... light on the narrow flights : carpets gave way above the first floor to linoleum . As they climbed higher , the walls looked bare and deserted , until on the top land- ing they emerged onto plain boards , an empty packing- case that had ...
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... light ? " " In a moment ! " She had to go in and draw the curtains first , and finding a box of matches in the dark lit the gas fire . Then she switched on the light . " All right , ” she said . In he came , easing off his cap and ...
... light ? " " In a moment ! " She had to go in and draw the curtains first , and finding a box of matches in the dark lit the gas fire . Then she switched on the light . " All right , ” she said . In he came , easing off his cap and ...
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