The Collected Edition: The human factorHeinemann, 1982 |
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... wife ; she was so rich , so decorative , so impeccably American . An American marriage , it seemed , could not be classified as a foreign marriage : to marry a foreigner special permission had to be obtained and it was often refused ...
... wife ; she was so rich , so decorative , so impeccably American . An American marriage , it seemed , could not be classified as a foreign marriage : to marry a foreigner special permission had to be obtained and it was often refused ...
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Graham Greene. ' But those steak - and - kidney pies of your wife's are wonderful . I wouldn't miss them , ' Percival ... wife . The steak- and - kidney pie was all that Daintry was permitted to share with them outside office hours -- for ...
Graham Greene. ' But those steak - and - kidney pies of your wife's are wonderful . I wouldn't miss them , ' Percival ... wife . The steak- and - kidney pie was all that Daintry was permitted to share with them outside office hours -- for ...
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... wife ... ' ' She's not here . I'm quite alone . Except of course for Buller . ' ' Buller ? ' ' The dog . ' The deep silence of the house was emphasised by the two voices . They broke it alternately , uttering unimportant phrases . ' I ...
... wife ... ' ' She's not here . I'm quite alone . Except of course for Buller . ' ' Buller ? ' ' The dog . ' The deep silence of the house was emphasised by the two voices . They broke it alternately , uttering unimportant phrases . ' I ...
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