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Ashenden was told that Miss King had not been to England since she was first
engaged as governess of the prince's mother and he could not but be amazed to
think of all she must have seen during those long years in the harems of Cairo .
Ashenden was told that Miss King had not been to England since she was first
engaged as governess of the prince's mother and he could not but be amazed to
think of all she must have seen during those long years in the harems of Cairo .
Page 39
Well , Miss King , I'm sorry to see you like this , " he said with forced cheerfulness .
“ She cannot speak , ” said the doctor . “ She had another little stroke when the
maid went to fetch you . I have just given her an injection . She may partly recover
...
Well , Miss King , I'm sorry to see you like this , " he said with forced cheerfulness .
“ She cannot speak , ” said the doctor . “ She had another little stroke when the
maid went to fetch you . I have just given her an injection . She may partly recover
...
Page 42
Of course not . ” It appeared that the night - porter had been roused by the ringing
of the telephone from Miss King's room , but on listening could get no one to
speak . The bell continued to ring , so he went upstairs and knocked at the door .
Of course not . ” It appeared that the night - porter had been roused by the ringing
of the telephone from Miss King's room , but on listening could get no one to
speak . The bell continued to ring , so he went upstairs and knocked at the door .
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User Review - lamour - LibraryThingThis is volume three of Maugham's collected short stories. In this volume he has put his stories that have the same protagonist, Ashendan who is recruited to move to Switzerland where he will be a ... Read full review
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| Title | Ashenden: Or, The British Agent Volume 5 of The collected edition of the works of W. Somerset Maugham, 5, William Somerset Maugham |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Publisher | Heinemann, 1961 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 1 May 2009 |
| Length | 304 pages |
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