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Ashenden was told that Miss King had not been to England since she was first
engaged as governess of the prince's mother and he could not but be amazed to
think of all she must have seen during those long years in the harems of Cairo .
Ashenden was told that Miss King had not been to England since she was first
engaged as governess of the prince's mother and he could not but be amazed to
think of all she must have seen during those long years in the harems of Cairo .
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avenues by the lake the only persons to be seen were serious Swiss taking their
neutrality , like a dachshund , for a walk with them . Ashenden felt exhilarated by
the solitude , and sitting down on a bench that faced the water , surrendered ...
avenues by the lake the only persons to be seen were serious Swiss taking their
neutrality , like a dachshund , for a walk with them . Ashenden felt exhilarated by
the solitude , and sitting down on a bench that faced the water , surrendered ...
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Then he looked at Ashenden . He had a way of looking at people , when he was
thinking of something else perhaps , that suggested that he thought them
somewhat peculiar but rather disgusting insects . " Have you ever seen the
woman ?
Then he looked at Ashenden . He had a way of looking at people , when he was
thinking of something else perhaps , that suggested that he thought them
somewhat peculiar but rather disgusting insects . " Have you ever seen the
woman ?
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User Review - kristykay22 - LibraryThingThis is a compelling, although rather chilly, collection of loosely connected short stories following the intelligence work of Ashenden, a writer turned spy for the British government during World War ... Read full review
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User Review - lamour - LibraryThingThis is volume three of Maugham's collected short stories. In this volume he has placed 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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