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Guy and Pauline
Compton Mackenzie
Guy and Pauline
Compton Mackenzie
THE slow train puffed away into the unadventurous country; and the bees buzzing round the wine-dark dahlias along the platform were once again audible. The last farewell that Guy Hazlewood flung over his shoulder to a parting friend was more casual than it would have been, had he not at the same moment been turning to ask the solitary porter how many cases of books awaited his disposition. They were very heavy, it seemed; and the porter, as he led the way toward the small and obscure purgatory through which every package for Shipcot must pass, declared he was surprized to hear these cases contained merely books. He would not go so far as to suggest that hitherto he had never faced the existence of books in such quantity, for the admission might have impugned official omniscience; yet there was in his attitude just as much incredulity mingled with disdain of useless learning as would preserve his dignity without jeopardizing the financial compliment his services were owed.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | November 6, 2014 |
ISBN13 | 9781502853981 |
Publishers | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platf |
Pages | 124 |
Dimensions | 7 × 216 × 279 mm · 303 g |
Language | English |
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