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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... light switch in this room , so he had to work by the light spilling in from the library . He could see enough , however , and sense even more : the heads of fox and stag bearing down on him , the light aroma of gun - oil and the ...
... light switch in this room , so he had to work by the light spilling in from the library . He could see enough , however , and sense even more : the heads of fox and stag bearing down on him , the light aroma of gun - oil and the ...
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... light calculated to cause the sternest atheist among us to whinny with unconditional faith . Utter balls , naturally . The only thing gleaming with light that after- noon was the dew - drop depending from the bish's nose . There is no ...
... light calculated to cause the sternest atheist among us to whinny with unconditional faith . Utter balls , naturally . The only thing gleaming with light that after- noon was the dew - drop depending from the bish's nose . There is no ...
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... light to see , enough dark to conceal . Light was not important , really . In his present state he felt he could accomplish the mission blindfold . His trainers loomed white beneath him in the shadow of the house and against the greasy ...
... light to see , enough dark to conceal . Light was not important , really . In his present state he felt he could accomplish the mission blindfold . His trainers loomed white beneath him in the shadow of the house and against the greasy ...
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