Famous last words: a novelClark, Irwin, & Co., 1 nov. 1981 - 396 pages |
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... Elsa Maxwell, squat as a toad, was not notorious for tact. There was nothing she would not say or do, if the spirit moved her. Consequently, it was she who blundered upon Queen Mary in the course of making a foray into the forbidden ...
... Elsa Maxwell, squat as a toad, was not notorious for tact. There was nothing she would not say or do, if the spirit moved her. Consequently, it was she who blundered upon Queen Mary in the course of making a foray into the forbidden ...
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... Elsa was there; she sailed in. What could be more natural? She announced herself with one of her sumptuous coughs. Elsa was slightly asthmatic. And she had her excuses at the ready, like an ace up her sleeve. But she was not prepared ...
... Elsa was there; she sailed in. What could be more natural? She announced herself with one of her sumptuous coughs. Elsa was slightly asthmatic. And she had her excuses at the ready, like an ace up her sleeve. But she was not prepared ...
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a novel Timothy Findley. Finally, Elsa broke the silence. "Better down on his arse than on his luck," she said. All eyes — Elsa's too — looked over at the Duke. "Yes," said the Duke. "Ha-ha." I had never, till then, heard a person ...
a novel Timothy Findley. Finally, Elsa broke the silence. "Better down on his arse than on his luck," she said. All eyes — Elsa's too — looked over at the Duke. "Yes," said the Duke. "Ha-ha." I had never, till then, heard a person ...
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