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Page 106
Then he turned to the orderly . " I don't want to be disturbed . ” The secretary , a
sub - lieutenant in the thirties , obviously a civilian with a temporary commission ,
gathered up a mass of papers and left the room . As the orderly was following R.
Then he turned to the orderly . " I don't want to be disturbed . ” The secretary , a
sub - lieutenant in the thirties , obviously a civilian with a temporary commission ,
gathered up a mass of papers and left the room . As the orderly was following R.
Page 144
When he put it in the Indian's hand he turned frightfully pale ( “ I should never
have thought an Indian could turn that colour , " he said ) , and turned it over and
over in his hand as though he could not understand what his own letter was
doing ...
When he put it in the Indian's hand he turned frightfully pale ( “ I should never
have thought an Indian could turn that colour , " he said ) , and turned it over and
over in his hand as though he could not understand what his own letter was
doing ...
Page 277
He will prefer to commit suicide . ” She turned her face away and Ashenden saw
that the heavy tears were coursing down her cheeks . He was much moved . For
he had a soft heart and it was dreadful to think of poor Vladimir lying there with a
...
He will prefer to commit suicide . ” She turned her face away and Ashenden saw
that the heavy tears were coursing down her cheeks . He was much moved . For
he had a soft heart and it was dreadful to think of poor Vladimir lying there with a
...
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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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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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