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Captain Dieppe

By Anthony Hope

2020-06-29 20:45:34

The Captain whistled and sang. What a fright he had given the Ministers, how nearly he had brought back the Prince, what an uncommon and intimate satis faction Of soul came from carrying, under his wet coat, lists Of names, letters, and what not - al ... Read more
The Captain whistled and sang. What a fright he had given the Ministers, how nearly he had brought back the Prince, what an uncommon and intimate satis faction Of soul came from carrying, under his wet coat, lists Of names, letters, and what not - all capable of causing tremors in high quarters, and Of revealing in spheres of activity hitherto unsuspected gentlemen - aye, and ladies - Of the lofti est position; all of whom (the Captain was piling up his causes Of self-congrat ulation) owed their present safety, and directed their present anxieties, to him Less

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File size129.983 KB
Print pages122
PublisherPublic Domain Book
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1409985525
Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, better known as Anthony Hope (9 February 1863 – 8 July 1933), was an English novelist and playwright. He was a prolific writer, especially of adventure novels but he is rem...

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