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They arrived at Miss King's door and the maid knocked . It was opened by
Monsieur Bridet . He had evidently been roused from his sleep ; he wore slippers
on his bare feet , grey trousers and a frock - coat over his pyjamas . He looked
absurd .
They arrived at Miss King's door and the maid knocked . It was opened by
Monsieur Bridet . He had evidently been roused from his sleep ; he wore slippers
on his bare feet , grey trousers and a frock - coat over his pyjamas . He looked
absurd .
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You do not mind waiting ? " asked the doctor . “ Of course not . " It appeared that
the night - porter had been roused by the ringing of the telephone from Miss
King's room , but on listening could get no one to speak . The bell continued to
ring ...
You do not mind waiting ? " asked the doctor . “ Of course not . " It appeared that
the night - porter had been roused by the ringing of the telephone from Miss
King's room , but on listening could get no one to speak . The bell continued to
ring ...
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him these facts in Miss King's hearing . He spoke as though she could not
understand his French . He spoke as though she were already dead . Then the
doctor said : " Well , there is really nothing more that I can do . It is useless for me
to stay .
him these facts in Miss King's hearing . He spoke as though she could not
understand his French . He spoke as though she were already dead . Then the
doctor said : " Well , there is really nothing more that I can do . It is useless for me
to stay .
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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 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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