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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... wouldn't matter : you could make out you were all sorts of things you weren't , and they wouldn't know any different . Or you could tell them the truth , and see how they took it . I suppose it would be rather like confessing to a ...
... wouldn't matter : you could make out you were all sorts of things you weren't , and they wouldn't know any different . Or you could tell them the truth , and see how they took it . I suppose it would be rather like confessing to a ...
Page 197
... wouldn't ever have used again . Mother must have said she could have it . She wouldn't answer when I asked her if she had . " A coal spat suddenly . The room was dark enough to have the light on . Katherine said : " But you mean you ...
... wouldn't ever have used again . Mother must have said she could have it . She wouldn't answer when I asked her if she had . " A coal spat suddenly . The room was dark enough to have the light on . Katherine said : " But you mean you ...
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... wouldn't you ? " " I'm not sure . I did make some enquiries once , but they weren't very clear . I might be put in a factory . " " You see , you might be valuable in six months ' time , when there's no - one but kids and old women , and ...
... wouldn't you ? " " I'm not sure . I did make some enquiries once , but they weren't very clear . I might be put in a factory . " " You see , you might be valuable in six months ' time , when there's no - one but kids and old women , and ...
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