A Very Private Eye: An Autobiography in Diaries and LettersDutton, 1984 - 358 pages |
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Page 48
... Jock . Henry said - ' It's no use looking at those strawberries , because you won't get any ' . I had actually been contemplating a fine lobster . I was happy that evening . Then , although Henry and Jock argued somewhat ( about Jock's ...
... Jock . Henry said - ' It's no use looking at those strawberries , because you won't get any ' . I had actually been contemplating a fine lobster . I was happy that evening . Then , although Henry and Jock argued somewhat ( about Jock's ...
Page 57
... Jock has treated us by refusing to take anything seriously but it is really because you haven't been sufficiently interested in me to make much effort about it . And of course when things are like that between two people there just isn ...
... Jock has treated us by refusing to take anything seriously but it is really because you haven't been sufficiently interested in me to make much effort about it . And of course when things are like that between two people there just isn ...
Page 69
... Jock thinks unprepossessing , which is not true . For Jock has not seen him in his pretty blue suit , looking like a handsome little boy out in the East End , and taking a pride in being so because it is so much more Stimmungsvoll to ...
... Jock thinks unprepossessing , which is not true . For Jock has not seen him in his pretty blue suit , looking like a handsome little boy out in the East End , and taking a pride in being so because it is so much more Stimmungsvoll to ...
Contents
List of Illustrations vii | 9 |
Preface by Hazel Holt | xiii |
The Early Life by Hilary Pym I | xviii |
Copyright | |
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