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Page 160
... Dinner was at seven , and , wishing to be in the dining- room before anyone else so that he could take stock of his fellow - guests as they entered , he went down as soon as he heard the bell . It was a very plain , stiff , whitewashed ...
... Dinner was at seven , and , wishing to be in the dining- room before anyone else so that he could take stock of his fellow - guests as they entered , he went down as soon as he heard the bell . It was a very plain , stiff , whitewashed ...
Page 210
... dinner dull , but neither did he find it exhilarating . He would have been more in- terested if the ambassador had not so invariably said the right , wise and sensible thing upon every topic that was introduced . Ashenden was finding it ...
... dinner dull , but neither did he find it exhilarating . He would have been more in- terested if the ambassador had not so invariably said the right , wise and sensible thing upon every topic that was introduced . Ashenden was finding it ...
Page 211
Or: The British Agent William Somerset Maugham. after dinner he could decently take his leave . At eleven he had an appointment with Herbartus at the Hotel de Paris . The dinner came to an end and coffee was brought in . Sir Herbert knew ...
Or: The British Agent William Somerset Maugham. after dinner he could decently take his leave . At eleven he had an appointment with Herbartus at the Hotel de Paris . The dinner came to an end and coffee was brought in . Sir Herbert knew ...
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