A Very Private Eye: An Autobiography in Diaries and LettersDutton, 1984 - 358 pages |
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Page 81
... playing music . And at any moment they may play Orpheus in the Underworld , I feel , because I see a trombone in the band and so there is no reason why they shouldn't . But no , just now they are playing a sad Volkslied that I am very ...
... playing music . And at any moment they may play Orpheus in the Underworld , I feel , because I see a trombone in the band and so there is no reason why they shouldn't . But no , just now they are playing a sad Volkslied that I am very ...
Page 134
... play tomorrow . We rather dread it . - Wednesday 26 May . Honor had a letter from George , so he is all right . With that worry off my mind I sunk low in myself and spent rather a gloomy day – being rather depressed and yet sharp with ...
... play tomorrow . We rather dread it . - Wednesday 26 May . Honor had a letter from George , so he is all right . With that worry off my mind I sunk low in myself and spent rather a gloomy day – being rather depressed and yet sharp with ...
Page 203
... playing on the steps of St Paul's which can be heard in the shop . It is a boy's band and they play the Pilgrims ' Chorus from Tannhäuser at which point inconsequential conversation starts in the shop between the owner and a woman about ...
... playing on the steps of St Paul's which can be heard in the shop . It is a boy's band and they play the Pilgrims ' Chorus from Tannhäuser at which point inconsequential conversation starts in the shop between the owner and a woman about ...
Contents
List of Illustrations vii | 9 |
Preface by Hazel Holt | xiii |
The Early Life by Hilary Pym I | xviii |
Copyright | |
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