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Ashenden looked at them for the faint smile that he thought his remark deserved ,
but their countenances remained stolid . Ashenden , as well as an agent of the
British Government , was a humorist , and he stifled the beginnings of a sigh .
Ashenden looked at them for the faint smile that he thought his remark deserved ,
but their countenances remained stolid . Ashenden , as well as an agent of the
British Government , was a humorist , and he stifled the beginnings of a sigh .
Page 152
Gustav kept his eyes , smiling behind the glasses , fixed watchfully on Ashenden ,
and it was possible that they held a trace of nervousness . “ You must have
travelled quickly to get here only a few hours after your letter , sent here and then
...
Gustav kept his eyes , smiling behind the glasses , fixed watchfully on Ashenden ,
and it was possible that they held a trace of nervousness . “ You must have
travelled quickly to get here only a few hours after your letter , sent here and then
...
Page 292
... flood of tears . " You're a brave little man , Mr. Harrington . You're absurd but
magnificent , ” she sobbed . Mr. Harrington was less surprised than Ashenden
would have expected him to be . He looked at Anastasia with a thin , quizzical
smile ...
... flood of tears . " You're a brave little man , Mr. Harrington . You're absurd but
magnificent , ” she sobbed . Mr. Harrington was less surprised than Ashenden
would have expected him to be . He looked at Anastasia with a thin , quizzical
smile ...
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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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