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Dinner was at seven , and , wishing to be in the diningroom before anyone else
so that he could take stock of his fellow - guests as they entered , he went down
as soon as he heard the bell . It was a very plain , stiff , whitewashed room , with ...
Dinner was at seven , and , wishing to be in the diningroom before anyone else
so that he could take stock of his fellow - guests as they entered , he went down
as soon as he heard the bell . It was a very plain , stiff , whitewashed room , with ...
Page 208
He wore his dinner - jacket , the most difficult costume for a man to look well in ,
with incredible distinction . “ My wife has gone to a concert , but she'll come in
later . She wants to make your acquaintance . I haven't asked anybody else .
He wore his dinner - jacket , the most difficult costume for a man to look well in ,
with incredible distinction . “ My wife has gone to a concert , but she'll come in
later . She wants to make your acquaintance . I haven't asked anybody else .
Page 260
For Mr. Harrington was an after - dinner speaker and had read all the best books
on speaking in public . He knew exactly how to get on good terms with his
audience , just where to put in the serious words that touched their hearts , how to
...
For Mr. Harrington was an after - dinner speaker and had read all the best books
on speaking in public . He knew exactly how to get on good terms with his
audience , just where to put in the serious words that touched their hearts , how to
...
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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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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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