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... writer . What do you write ? " " Stories , " replied Ashenden . " Detective stories ? " " No. " " Why not ? They are the only ones I read . If I were a writer I should write detective stories . ” " They are very difficult . You need an ...
... writer . What do you write ? " " Stories , " replied Ashenden . " Detective stories ? " " No. " " Why not ? They are the only ones I read . If I were a writer I should write detective stories . ” " They are very difficult . You need an ...
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... writer was neither English , French nor German . Why did he write in English ? The only foreigners who know English better than any continental language are Orientals , and not Turks or Egyptians either ; they know French . A Jap would ...
... writer was neither English , French nor German . Why did he write in English ? The only foreigners who know English better than any continental language are Orientals , and not Turks or Egyptians either ; they know French . A Jap would ...
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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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