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Give me half an hour and the letter shall be ready . " " I will wait here , " said
Ashenden , “ Why ? ” “ Because I prefer to . " Her eyes flashed angrily , but
controlling herself she said nothing . On the chest of drawers were writing
materials .
Give me half an hour and the letter shall be ready . " " I will wait here , " said
Ashenden , “ Why ? ” “ Because I prefer to . " Her eyes flashed angrily , but
controlling herself she said nothing . On the chest of drawers were writing
materials .
Page 140
I want you to write another letter to Chandra . ” “ My head is in a whirl . I could not
put two phrases together . You must give me time . ” But Ashenden felt that it was
better to get her to write a letter while she was under the effect of her terror .
I want you to write another letter to Chandra . ” “ My head is in a whirl . I could not
put two phrases together . You must give me time . ” But Ashenden felt that it was
better to get her to write a letter while she was under the effect of her terror .
Page 143
I have a letter for you . " He handed Ashenden an envelope addressed to
Madame Lazzari on which he immediately recognised the spidery handwriting of
Chandra Lal . At that moment the steamer from Geneva which was going to
Lausanne ...
I have a letter for you . " He handed Ashenden an envelope addressed to
Madame Lazzari on which he immediately recognised the spidery handwriting of
Chandra Lal . At that moment the steamer from Geneva which was going to
Lausanne ...
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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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| 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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