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Page viii
... appeared during the last few years and that purport to be truthful memoirs . The work of an agent in the Intelligence Department is on the whole extremely monotonous . A lot of it is un- commonly useless . The material it offers for ...
... appeared during the last few years and that purport to be truthful memoirs . The work of an agent in the Intelligence Department is on the whole extremely monotonous . A lot of it is un- commonly useless . The material it offers for ...
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... appearance was so grotesque that it created consterna- tion rather than amusement . People turned in the street and ... appeared actively to dislike him . Her gaze met his and the pair of them looked at one another for a moment ; he ...
... appearance was so grotesque that it created consterna- tion rather than amusement . People turned in the street and ... appeared actively to dislike him . Her gaze met his and the pair of them looked at one another for a moment ; he ...
Page 84
... appearance . Oh , he's cunning . I admire the Germans , they leave nothing to chance , he's got his whole story pat , but I'll tell you that in a minute . " " By the way , you've changed your appearance too . " " Ah , yes , this is a ...
... appearance . Oh , he's cunning . I admire the Germans , they leave nothing to chance , he's got his whole story pat , but I'll tell you that in a minute . " " By the way , you've changed your appearance too . " " Ah , yes , this is a ...
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