The Eye in the DoorCentral to this novel is Lieutenant Billy Prior, recently released from treatment for shell shock by psychiatrist Dr. William Rivers. Prior is in London, assigned to a domestic Intelligence unit. His position demands that he investigate an imprisoned female pacifist accused of plotting a political assassination - a woman who raised him as a child, and who now accuses him of betraying that childhood. At the same time, he has had a casual but intense sexual encounter with a fellow patient of Dr. |
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Page 196
... Spragge had walked in uninvited ; it was deeper , less rational than that . He was angry because of the way Spragge's fingers curled on his thighs , innocent - looking fingers , the waxy pink of very cheap sausages . ' I'll get up and ...
... Spragge had walked in uninvited ; it was deeper , less rational than that . He was angry because of the way Spragge's fingers curled on his thighs , innocent - looking fingers , the waxy pink of very cheap sausages . ' I'll get up and ...
Page 197
... Spragge swallowed hard . ' It's the job . ' ' You shouldn't've done that . ' ' Aw , for God's sake , ' Spragge said . ' Do you think she'd mind ? I saw her in the Palm House , she virtually had your dick out . ' Prior grasped Spragge ...
... Spragge swallowed hard . ' It's the job . ' ' You shouldn't've done that . ' ' Aw , for God's sake , ' Spragge said . ' Do you think she'd mind ? I saw her in the Palm House , she virtually had your dick out . ' Prior grasped Spragge ...
Page 198
... Spragge's trousers and contemplated landing a boot in his kidneys . But you couldn't , the man was pathetic . He threw the tea - towel at Spragge and sat down in the nearest chair , shaking with rage , unappeased . He wanted to fight ...
... Spragge's trousers and contemplated landing a boot in his kidneys . But you couldn't , the man was pathetic . He threw the tea - towel at Spragge and sat down in the nearest chair , shaking with rage , unappeased . He wanted to fight ...
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