That Uncertain FeelingA chic socialite cruises like a predator on the prowl. She marks an easy target... John Aneuris Lewis, an assistant librarian, who seems an uncomplicated conquest. But Lewis is both more and less than he appears. Beneath this family-man facade lurks a poet, wit and visionary...also a budding lecher, for we soon find Lewis peering down the front of the socialite's dress. No wonder he has that uncertain feeling...he's looking into a bottomless pit! |
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... door when they were all out : not taking a loaf , sending their laundry back , refusing to admit a plumber who'd called to unblock their drain , fixing appointments up for them with door - to - door religious fanatics . Not that I had ...
... door when they were all out : not taking a loaf , sending their laundry back , refusing to admit a plumber who'd called to unblock their drain , fixing appointments up for them with door - to - door religious fanatics . Not that I had ...
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... door and gone away again . A little while later there was the vague noise of a car . With great caution I opened the door and listened . The house was quiet . Right , Lewis , here we go . My hand was an inch or two from the handle of ...
... door and gone away again . A little while later there was the vague noise of a car . With great caution I opened the door and listened . The house was quiet . Right , Lewis , here we go . My hand was an inch or two from the handle of ...
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... door . But I could no longer believe that that door really was possible . Why shouldn't it lead to a lift or a managerie ? How could I be sure it didn't ? I couldn't , and so I waited while the man bawled that he couldn't find any lime ...
... door . But I could no longer believe that that door really was possible . Why shouldn't it lead to a lift or a managerie ? How could I be sure it didn't ? I couldn't , and so I waited while the man bawled that he couldn't find any lime ...
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