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Ashenden in reaction from his previous perturbation was feeling exceedingly
debonair and he answered with good humour ... than before , since this was a
question for which he had long been prepared , and it was a relief to give the
answer .
Ashenden in reaction from his previous perturbation was feeling exceedingly
debonair and he answered with good humour ... than before , since this was a
question for which he had long been prepared , and it was a relief to give the
answer .
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The pre - arranged answer was given , and sitting down beside him , Ashenden
ordered himself a Dubonnet . The spy was a stocky little fellow , shabbily dressed
, with a bullet - shaped head , close - cropped , fair , with shifty blue eyes and a ...
The pre - arranged answer was given , and sitting down beside him , Ashenden
ordered himself a Dubonnet . The spy was a stocky little fellow , shabbily dressed
, with a bullet - shaped head , close - cropped , fair , with shifty blue eyes and a ...
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What is to happen to me if he does not answer ? I cannot force him to come if he
does not want to . " " He has answered , ” said Ashenden . " I have the answer w
She gave a gasp and her voice broke . " Oh , show it to me , I beseech you to let ...
What is to happen to me if he does not answer ? I cannot force him to come if he
does not want to . " " He has answered , ” said Ashenden . " I have the answer w
She gave a gasp and her voice broke . " Oh , show it to me , I beseech you to let ...
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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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User Review - jimgysin - LibraryThingIt's easy to see why this one is considered an archetype of espionage fiction. The fact that the book was first published back in the late 1920s means that some of the dialogue and narrative will ... Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| 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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