The Great World and Timothy ColtThis novel opens to readers the fascinating world of a large Manhattan law firm as the story follows the battle between ambition and ethics within a dedicated young lawyer. |
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... sitting in a windowless bathhouse by the sea , and the door had suddenly blown open to reveal in a glare of light ... sit back in the damp darkness rather than join the others in the bright outside . " I don't see any reason to assume it ...
... sitting in a windowless bathhouse by the sea , and the door had suddenly blown open to reveal in a glare of light ... sit back in the damp darkness rather than join the others in the bright outside . " I don't see any reason to assume it ...
Page 75
... sitting now alone . " Austin's wife has sense , " she said , sitting down beside him . " She doesn't come to these things . Do you mind if I talk to you ? I know it's a crime to be seen talking to one's husband . But if he's the only ...
... sitting now alone . " Austin's wife has sense , " she said , sitting down beside him . " She doesn't come to these things . Do you mind if I talk to you ? I know it's a crime to be seen talking to one's husband . But if he's the only ...
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... sitting on a big bed , were talking with passionate earnestness , to her own room . Closing the door she sank into the chair before her triple mirror and surveyed the blank resignation of her own pale countenance . Mechanically , she ...
... sitting on a big bed , were talking with passionate earnestness , to her own room . Closing the door she sank into the chair before her triple mirror and surveyed the blank resignation of her own pale countenance . Mechanically , she ...
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