The Philosopher's PupilChatto & Windus, 1983 - 576 pàgines In the healing waters of Ennistone the townspeople seek health and regeneration, righteousness and ritual cleansing. To this town of subterranean inspiration the Philosopher returns. And there he exerts an almost magical influence, especially over George McCaffrey, his old pupil. |
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Pàgina 33
... Alex reflected , she felt sure that it did mean something else , something which Alex did not like . Alex recalled a world of starched white aprons and caps and extremely long stiff damask table cloths covered with scarcely visible ...
... Alex reflected , she felt sure that it did mean something else , something which Alex did not like . Alex recalled a world of starched white aprons and caps and extremely long stiff damask table cloths covered with scarcely visible ...
Pàgina 34
... Alex in Alex's old age , or Alex her in hers ? But something much less rational than that was now at issue . Alex had never quite dominated Belmont . She had not lived in the house as a child . Her father often let it , and when ...
... Alex in Alex's old age , or Alex her in hers ? But something much less rational than that was now at issue . Alex had never quite dominated Belmont . She had not lived in the house as a child . Her father often let it , and when ...
Pàgina 59
... Alex as a pretty little girl holding some flowers . And a slim beautiful golden - haired youth , Alex's elder brother who had been killed in the war , a shadow now , a shade , scarcely ever entering Alex's thoughts except when she saw ...
... Alex as a pretty little girl holding some flowers . And a slim beautiful golden - haired youth , Alex's elder brother who had been killed in the war , a shadow now , a shade , scarcely ever entering Alex's thoughts except when she saw ...
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Adam Alex Alex's Anthea anyway awful Baths began Belmont Bill the Lizard Brian and Gabriel Burkestown Christ counter-tenor course dark Diane door dress drink Emma Emma's Ennistone eyes face Father Bernard feel felt garden George's ginkgo girl glass gone hair hand Hanway happened happy Hare Lane hate Hattie Hattie's head Hector imagine John Robert Rozanov Joseph of Arimathea knew laughed letter light live looked Maryville mean mind mother moved netsuke never Osmore Pearl perhaps philosopher PHILOSOPHER'S PUPIL priest realised round Ruby Scarlett-Taylor Sedleigh seemed seen singing sitting sitting-room Slipper House smile somehow someone sorry sort stared Stella stood stop suddenly swim talk tell terrible there's things thought told Tom McCaffrey Tom's took touched turned Victoria Park walked Westwold whisky William Eastcote window wondered