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I always call him Manuel , I don't know that he likes it very much , his name is
Manuel Carmona . " " I gather by what you have not said that he's an anmitigated
scoundrel . ” R. smiled with his pale blue eyes . " I don't know that I'd go quite so
far ...
I always call him Manuel , I don't know that he likes it very much , his name is
Manuel Carmona . " " I gather by what you have not said that he's an anmitigated
scoundrel . ” R. smiled with his pale blue eyes . " I don't know that I'd go quite so
far ...
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You don't often see them on the Continent . ” He seemed while he spoke to be
taking Ashenden's measure ; he called to the maid : “ A coffee , please , Fräulein .
You've just arrived , haven't you ? ” “ Yes , I came yesterday . ” “ Really ? I didn't ...
You don't often see them on the Continent . ” He seemed while he spoke to be
taking Ashenden's measure ; he called to the maid : “ A coffee , please , Fräulein .
You've just arrived , haven't you ? ” “ Yes , I came yesterday . ” “ Really ? I didn't ...
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Don't you >> think that's a very good reason to have them again to - day ? " " No ,
I don't . ” “ Is it possible that your sense of humour is a little deficient this morning
? " she asked . “ I eat scrambled eggs every day . It's the only way I like them .
Don't you >> think that's a very good reason to have them again to - day ? " " No ,
I don't . ” “ Is it possible that your sense of humour is a little deficient this morning
? " she asked . “ I eat scrambled eggs every day . It's the only way I like them .
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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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| 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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