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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... talk to me about ? " He hunched himself up again . " About the job , " he began submissively . " The job ? How do you mean ? " It was gross time - gaining . " Aw , John , you know perfectly well , boy . What else have we been talking ...
... talk to me about ? " He hunched himself up again . " About the job , " he began submissively . " The job ? How do you mean ? " It was gross time - gaining . " Aw , John , you know perfectly well , boy . What else have we been talking ...
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... talk about all the time . How you manage to talk at all , come to that . You've got nothing in common . " " She only wants someone to chat to . " " Still , you're both women . I suppose that's something to have in common . " " Don't be ...
... talk about all the time . How you manage to talk at all , come to that . You've got nothing in common . " " She only wants someone to chat to . " " Still , you're both women . I suppose that's something to have in common . " " Don't be ...
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... talk to me or have me talk to her . When I'd finally nerved myself to begin a long , lying , but circumstantial account of what had happened that evening and of how the near - brawl on the doorstep had de- veloped , she'd walked out of ...
... talk to me or have me talk to her . When I'd finally nerved myself to begin a long , lying , but circumstantial account of what had happened that evening and of how the near - brawl on the doorstep had de- veloped , she'd walked out of ...
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