Three Continents

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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Three Continents

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By the Same Author

To Whom She Will (US Amrita)

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Of course I knew. Michael never joined in anything—he was a natural loner; whenever something was going on, pleasant or unpleasant, he disappeared and was to be found reading in his room. We had never managed to get through an entire family meal without someone saying “Harriet, go and find Michael,” and usually more than once, between soup and meat course, and then again before dessert.

So it was only natural that he should now ask “Have you been sent for me?”

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