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 138
... strange person , isn't she ? " " Sometimes , " he answered , briefly and lightly . " Is she much older than you are ? " " She's twenty - five . " " As old as that ! " Twenty - five was practically middle- aged . " No ! " " She's nine ...
... strange person , isn't she ? " " Sometimes , " he answered , briefly and lightly . " Is she much older than you are ? " " She's twenty - five . " " As old as that ! " Twenty - five was practically middle- aged . " No ! " " She's nine ...
Page 179
... strange ground , brief , finding her un- prepared . She would let things fall by chance , as they would ; and in any ... strange places , looking for strange people , following out thin threads of coincidence - it 179.
... strange ground , brief , finding her un- prepared . She would let things fall by chance , as they would ; and in any ... strange places , looking for strange people , following out thin threads of coincidence - it 179.
Page 187
... 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 was a private letter , of course ...
... 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 was a private letter , of course ...
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