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... Lucerne since he was a boy and but vaguely remembered a covered bridge , a great stone lion and a church in which he had sat , bored yet im- pressed , while they played an organ ; and now wan dering along a shady quay ( and the lake ...
... Lucerne since he was a boy and but vaguely remembered a covered bridge , a great stone lion and a church in which he had sat , bored yet im- pressed , while they played an organ ; and now wan dering along a shady quay ( and the lake ...
Page 159
... Lucerne to get back his strength . He was employed in the Censorship Department and was taking the opportunity to brush up his rusty German . He asked her if she could recom- mend to him a German teacher . The landlady was a blond and ...
... Lucerne to get back his strength . He was employed in the Censorship Department and was taking the opportunity to brush up his rusty German . He asked her if she could recom- mend to him a German teacher . The landlady was a blond and ...
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... Lucerne in the hope of finding a cocktail that would enable him to face the potato salad that he foresaw , and on their way out of the dining - room Caypor stopped and asked him if he would drink coffee with them . When Ashenden joined ...
... Lucerne in the hope of finding a cocktail that would enable him to face the potato salad that he foresaw , and on their way out of the dining - room Caypor stopped and asked him if he would drink coffee with them . When Ashenden joined ...
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