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Page 102
He was quite aware that she would lay snares for him and to avoid them would
give him something to keep his mind from rusting . He found her not unwilling to
play the game . She wrote him gushing little notes when he sent her flowers .
He was quite aware that she would lay snares for him and to avoid them would
give him something to keep his mind from rusting . He found her not unwilling to
play the game . She wrote him gushing little notes when he sent her flowers .
Page 135
I shall not keep you long . Would you like to see a doctor ? " “ What good can a
doctor do me ? " He took out of his pocket the letter she had given the boatman
and handed it to her . " What is the meaning of this ? ” he asked . She gave a
gasp ...
I shall not keep you long . Would you like to see a doctor ? " “ What good can a
doctor do me ? " He took out of his pocket the letter she had given the boatman
and handed it to her . " What is the meaning of this ? ” he asked . She gave a
gasp ...
Page 198
... such facilities as were at their command , but Ashenden had been told privately
to keep himself to himself ; he was not to make difficulties for the official
representatives of the two powers by divulging to them facts that it might be
inconvenient ...
... such facilities as were at their command , but Ashenden had been told privately
to keep himself to himself ; he was not to make difficulties for the official
representatives of the two powers by divulging to them facts that it might be
inconvenient ...
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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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