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Page 124
He took Chandra's letter from his pocket and gave it to her . She snatched it from
his hand . She devoured it with her eyes , there were eight pages of it , and as
she read the tears streamed down her cheeks . Between her sobs she gave little
...
He took Chandra's letter from his pocket and gave it to her . She snatched it from
his hand . She devoured it with her eyes , there were eight pages of it , and as
she read the tears streamed down her cheeks . Between her sobs she gave little
...
Page 143
Chandra had not come . Ashenden did not know what to do . He had played his
last card . There were not more than half a dozen passengers for Thonon and
when they had been examined and gone their way he strolled slowly along the
pier ...
Chandra had not come . Ashenden did not know what to do . He had played his
last card . There were not more than half a dozen passengers for Thonon and
when they had been examined and gone their way he strolled slowly along the
pier ...
Page 145
Chandra Lal lay there , his eyes wide open and a thin line of foam on his lips ,
dead . His body was horribly contorted . " He's killed himself . We've sent for the
doctor . He was too quick for us . ' A sudden thrill of horror passed through ...
Chandra Lal lay there , his eyes wide open and a thin line of foam on his lips ,
dead . His body was horribly contorted . " He's killed himself . We've sent for the
doctor . He was too quick for us . ' A sudden thrill of horror passed through ...
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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 The Collected edition of the works of W. Somerset Maugham Works, William Somerset Maugham |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Publisher | World Publishing Company, 1947 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 19 Feb 2009 |
| Length | 304 pages |
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