The HippopotamusSoho Press, 1994 - 292 Seiten I've suffered for my art, now its your turn. So begins the tale of Ted Wallace, known (unaffectionately) as the Hippopotamus. Failed poet, failed theater critic, failed father and husband, Ted has his faults too: he is a shameless womanizer, drinks too much, and is at odds in his cranky but maddeningly logical way with most of modern life. Fired from his newspaper, Ted seeks a few months' repose and free liquor at Swafford Hall, the country mansion of his old friend Michael Logan, to whose beautiful and mysterious son David, Ted is godfather. |
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... breath and closed his eyes tight . The vibrations of the clock went through his body , each tick like an electric shock . The footsteps stopped . " He's looking at me , " thought David . “ I can hear him breathe . " Then came the sound ...
... breath and closed his eyes tight . The vibrations of the clock went through his body , each tick like an electric shock . The footsteps stopped . " He's looking at me , " thought David . “ I can hear him breathe . " Then came the sound ...
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... breath - all this has a point , because one Chel- tenham Gold Cup day in the mid - Seventies I shared a car back to ... breathing " Oh my God , oh my God , " as the truth sank in . " What I experienced , Ted , " he told me , " was ...
... breath - all this has a point , because one Chel- tenham Gold Cup day in the mid - Seventies I shared a car back to ... breathing " Oh my God , oh my God , " as the truth sank in . " What I experienced , Ted , " he told me , " was ...
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... breathing isn't as dramatic as Edward's and I happen to know that Edward has asthma . " They glare at each other with recrimination . James starts to try and imitate Edward's gulping breaths . I know I will always be able to tell them ...
... breathing isn't as dramatic as Edward's and I happen to know that Edward has asthma . " They glare at each other with recrimination . James starts to try and imitate Edward's gulping breaths . I know I will always be able to tell them ...
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