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Author(s): Galsworthy, John
Reader(s): Timson, David
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Classic Fiction
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: NA0505
Barcode: 9781781983683
Release Date: 01/2021
GALSWORTHY, J.: Forsyte Chronicles (The), Vol. 2: A Modern Comedy (Unabridged)
John Galsworthy’s magnificent trilogy of power and passion chronicles the wealthy Forsyte family. As the disintegrating values of the Victorian era progress to World War I and the political uncertainty of the 1930s, the family’s material and emotional struggles are set within the dwindling status of the affluent middle-classes. Infused with warmth, compassion and engaging characters, the complete Chronicles are divided into three volumes, containing nine books and four interludes in total.
Volume 2, A Modern Comedy, focuses on Soames’s vivacious daughter, Fleur. Soames tries constantly to protect her but is baffled by the carefree attitudes in post-war London. In their elegant, fashionable house, Fleur and her husband Michael Mont host society gatherings, but her previous affair with Jon Forsyte leaves embers of a passion that are ready to ignite – with dreadful consequences.
A Modern Comedy contains Book 1: The White Monkey, Interlude: A Silent Wooing, Book 2: The Silver Spoon, Interlude: Passers By and Book 3: Swan Song.
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1 | The Forsyte Chronicles. Volume 2 | 10:17 |
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2 | Book 1: The White Monkey | 11:18 |
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3 | Chapter 2: Home | 11:58 |
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4 | 'Can I speak to Lady Alison – Mrs Michael Mont…Yes…' | 11:26 |
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5 | Chapter 3: Musical | 14:29 |
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6 | Chapter 4: Dining | 13:50 |
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7 | Chapter 5: Eve | 09:20 |
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8 | Chapter 6: 'Old Forsyte' and 'Old Mont' | 08:24 |
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9 | They did not precisely shake hands; but Soames… | 08:57 |
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10 | Chapter 7: 'Old Mont' and 'Old Forsyte' | 09:13 |
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11 | 'The Board can have what details it likes, of course.' | 09:24 |
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12 | Chapter 8: Bicket | 11:45 |
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13 | Wilfrid was a rum chap – he went 'dark' so suddenly! | 11:22 |
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14 | Chapter 9: Confusion | 11:28 |
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15 | Though Lady Alison enjoyed an occasional encounter… | 14:12 |
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16 | Chapter 10: Passing of a Sportsman | 10:05 |
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17 | The bedroom he now entered was in curious contrast. | 11:37 |
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18 | Chapter 11: Venture | 12:47 |
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19 | Chapter 12: Figures and Facts | 12:08 |
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20 | The hall porter came out of his box. | 11:27 |
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21 | Chapter 13: Tenterhooks | 09:42 |
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22 | Part 2: Chapter 1: The Mark Falls | 09:46 |
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23 | A beautiful day, quite warm; and, taking his umbrella… | 08:54 |
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24 | The intense longing, which at that moment came on… | 10:13 |
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25 | Chapter 2: Victorine | 11:07 |
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26 | 'What is "nepotism"?' | 11:01 |
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27 | Chapter 3: Michael Walks and Talks | 12:10 |
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28 | 'What made you think of balloons, Bicket?' | 11:06 |
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29 | Chapter 4: Fleur's Body | 10:45 |
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30 | The clicking door startled her – the reason that she… | 10:18 |
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31 | Chapter 5: Fleur's Soul | 10:09 |
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32 | Chapter 6: Michael Gets 'What-For' | 11:55 |
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33 | A voice said: 'When will your father be up?' | 10:12 |
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34 | Chapter 7: 'The Altogether' | 07:41 |
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35 | Victorine saw him slide away behind a screen… | 08:28 |
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36 | Chapter 8: Soames Takes the Matter Up | 09:34 |
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37 | The cab ground its way slowly past the lions… | 08:35 |
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38 | Chapter 9: Sleuth | 08:48 |
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39 | A footman came in, looked at the fire, stood… | 07:37 |
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40 | Chapter 10: Face | 10:15 |
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41 | Chapter 11: Cocked Hat | 13:01 |
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42 | Chapter 12: Going East | 09:09 |
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43 | Part 3: Chapter 1: Bank Holiday | 08:23 |
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44 | 'My word!' murmured Victorine. 'Come on, Tony!' | 07:13 |
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45 | Chapter 2: Office Work | 08:56 |
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46 | Victorine's hands moved up to her breast. | 09:36 |
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47 | Chapter 3: 'Afternoon of a Dryad' | 08:57 |
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48 | Chapter 4: Afternoon of a Bicket | 12:53 |
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49 | Chapter 5: Michael Gives Advice | 08:12 |
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50 | I believe in Australia myself. I think you're perfectly…' | 07:39 |
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51 | Chapter 6: Quittance | 06:28 |
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52 | Chapter 7: Looking Into Elderson | 13:17 |
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53 | Chapter 8: Levanted | 10:53 |
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54 | 'Now that Elderson's levanted,' he said, 'the whole…' | 09:32 |
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55 | Chapter 9: Soames Doesn't Give a Damn | 11:33 |
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56 | Chapter 10: But Takes No Chances | 07:21 |
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57 | 'Ought she to make a fresh will?' asked Michael… | 08:44 |
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58 | Chapter 11: With a Small 'n' | 10:29 |
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59 | Chapter 12: Ordeal by Shareholder | 11:54 |
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60 | A pause ensued, such as occurs before an awkward… | 12:24 |
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61 | Chapter 13: Soames at Bay | 09:57 |
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62 | Soames growled through his sandwich… | 11:05 |
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63 | Chapter 14: On the Rack | 11:40 |
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64 | Chapter 15: Calm | 08:09 |
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65 | Interlude: A Silent Wooing | 09:46 |
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66 | They mounted and pursued a track through… | 10:02 |
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67 | He went ahead, and soon dismounted, feeling cold… | 10:13 |
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68 | 'Look, Anne! It is a mound.' | 08:55 |
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69 | Book 2: The Silver Spoon | 10:45 |
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70 | Chapter 2: Change | 10:38 |
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71 | Since wiping the dust of the city off his feet… | 10:45 |
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72 | Chapter 3: Michael Takes 'A Lunar' | 13:55 |
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73 | Chapter 4: Mere Conversation | 12:14 |
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74 | Chapter 5: Side-slips | 07:16 |
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75 | Emerging from Sapper's Row into the crowded… | 09:03 |
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76 | Chapter 6: Soames Keeps His Eyes Open | 14:01 |
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77 | Chapter 7: Sounds in the Night | 09:12 |
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78 | Chapter 8: Round and About | 10:11 |
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79 | 'Marjorie?' said the old man, and his head fell to one… | 09:41 |
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80 | Chapter 9: Poultry and Cats | 13:14 |
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81 | Chapter 10: Frances Wilmot Reverses | 09:49 |
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82 | Chapter 11: Soames Visits the Press | 07:17 |
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83 | Two days later, picking up the Evening Sun at… | 08:07 |
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84 | Chapter 12: Michael Muses | 12:26 |
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85 | Chapter 13: Inception of the Case | 08:58 |
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86 | Marjorie Ferrar, in turn, scrutinized one who looked… | 11:53 |
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87 | Chapter 14: Further Consideration | 09:20 |
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88 | 'What evidence has she got to support those words?' | 09:03 |
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89 | Part 2: Chapter 1: Michael Makes His Speech | 09:35 |
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90 | He could see that some members were actually… | 07:04 |
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91 | Chapter 2: Results | 10:34 |
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92 | In the House, after noting that MacGown was… | 10:13 |
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93 | Chapter 3: Marjorie Ferrar at Home | 11:20 |
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94 | Chapter 4: 'Fons et Origo' | 08:37 |
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95 | Don't mind cats, I hope? No fish today, pussies!' | 07:51 |
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96 | Chapter 5: Progress of the Case | 07:30 |
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97 | Secretive and fastidious in matters connected with… | 07:45 |
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98 | Chapter 6: Michael Visits Bethnal Green | 14:40 |
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99 | Chapter 7: Contrasts | 11:08 |
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100 | Michael squeezed her knee. 'All the women say…' | 11:38 |
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101 | Chapter 8: Collecting Evidence | 11:12 |
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102 | 'How do you think you're going to prove damage?' | 11:51 |
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103 | Chapter 9: 'Volte Face' | 10:38 |
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104 | Chapter 10: Photography | 11:34 |
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105 | When the police and the doctor came… | 12:05 |
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106 | Fleur stared at an illegible signature… | 08:31 |
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107 | Chapter 11: Shadows | 08:29 |
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108 | Chapter 12: Deepening | 09:44 |
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109 | He went up the following afternoon. | 08:40 |
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110 | Part 3: Chapter 1: 'Circuses' | 06:58 |
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111 | In his study, Michael had been staring with… | 09:15 |
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112 | Chapter 2: 'Not Going to Have It' | 08:55 |
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113 | Chapter 3: Soames Drives Home | 13:52 |
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114 | Chapter 4: Catechism | 10:40 |
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115 | Chapter 5: The Day | 09:49 |
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116 | And now came the usual 'shivaree'… | 10:12 |
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117 | Chapter 6: In the Box | 09:23 |
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118 | The brute lost nothing! Just because she had… | 09:10 |
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119 | 'Well, you want the jury to read that scene.' | 09:19 |
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120 | Chapter 7: 'Fed Up' | 11:38 |
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121 | Chapter 8: Fantoches | 13:56 |
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122 | Chapter 9: Rout at Mrs Magussie's | 08:48 |
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123 | And now it would have been so interesting to one… | 10:53 |
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124 | Chapter 10: The New Leaf | 13:24 |
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125 | Chapter 11: Over the Windmill | 11:50 |
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126 | For Soames the dove-cote was solidifying again… | 13:39 |
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127 | Chapter 12: Envoi | 11:38 |
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128 | Interlude: Passers By: Chapter 1 | 07:59 |
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129 | Nothing in America had struck Soames so much as… | 08:27 |
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130 | Chapter 2 | 11:06 |
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131 | Chapter 3 | 11:54 |
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132 | Book 3: Swan Song | 07:57 |
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133 | Fleur was awake. 'Well, Michael?' | 08:54 |
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134 | Chapter 2: On the 'Phone | 14:18 |
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135 | Chapter 3: Home-coming | 10:54 |
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136 | Chapter 4: Soames Goes Up to Town | 09:29 |
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137 | At South Square, on discovering that Michael… | 10:27 |
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138 | Chapter 5: Jeapordy | 06:53 |
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139 | 'Look! There's a tank; I was told of them.' | 08:19 |
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140 | Chapter 6: Snuff-box | 11:43 |
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141 | Soames gathered his hat. 'That snuff-box will…' | 10:21 |
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142 | Chapter 7: Michael Has Qualms | 14:26 |
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143 | Chapter 8: Secret | 08:08 |
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144 | Soames, in the car, was gazing at Riggs's back. | 08:34 |
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145 | Chapter 9: Rencounter | 12:40 |
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146 | Chapter 10: After Lunch | 12:28 |
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147 | Chapter 11: Perambulation | 09:27 |
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148 | In a way it was ridiculous to be fussing… | 07:35 |
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149 | Chapter 12: Private Feelings | 09:13 |
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150 | Of course,' said June when they were alone… | 08:11 |
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151 | Chapter 13: Soames in Waiting | 08:01 |
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152 | The lock-keeper's daughter came out to take some… | 09:52 |
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153 | Part 2: Chapter 1: Son of Sleeping Dove | 14:25 |
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154 | Chapter 2: Soames Goes Racing | 08:39 |
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155 | He had seen Fleur move and join those three. | 09:33 |
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156 | Chapter 3: The Two-year-olds | 08:55 |
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157 | From this measured reflection he was abruptly… | 11:16 |
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158 | Chapter 4: In the Meads | 10:30 |
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159 | 'My dear boy,' said Hilary, 'the old Reformation was…' | 13:11 |
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160 | Chapter 5: Measles | 13:17 |
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161 | Chapter 6: Forming a Committee | 08:01 |
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162 | The early English specimen in the chair before him… | 11:35 |
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163 | Sir Lawrence was examining a bust, and Michael… | 08:26 |
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164 | Chapter 7: Two Visits | 07:43 |
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165 | In that big dining-room, where even large furniture… | 09:23 |
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166 | Chapter 8: The Jolly Accident | 14:56 |
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167 | Chapter 9: But – Jon! | 12:32 |
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168 | Chapter 10: That Thing and This Thing | 14:49 |
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169 | Chapter 11: Converting the Slums | 10:11 |
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170 | Having drawn the Fragonard blank, he went up to his… | 08:53 |
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171 | Chapter 12: Delicious Night | 10:46 |
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172 | At Kensington Gardens she descended. | 09:33 |
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173 | Chapter 13: 'Always!' | 07:33 |
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174 | He supposed his fellow-guests were 'dolling up'… | 08:47 |
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175 | Part 3: Chapter 1: Soames Gives Advice | 13:05 |
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176 | Chapter 2: Occupying the Mind | 14:21 |
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177 | Chapter 3: Possessing the Soul | 13:23 |
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178 | Chapter 4: Talk in a Car | 10:02 |
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179 | Chapter 5: More Talk in a Car | 13:48 |
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180 | Chapter 6: Soames has Brain-waves | 12:42 |
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181 | The City had just begun to disgorge its daily life. | 12:28 |
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182 | Chapter 7: Tomorrow | 08:18 |
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183 | The rug wrapped round the cargo of age… | 07:49 |
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184 | Chapter 8: Forbidden Fruit | 09:09 |
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185 | Chapter 9: Aftermath | 06:46 |
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186 | He woke at daybreak, stole up to the bathroom… | 09:20 |
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187 | Chapter 10: Bitter Apple | 12:50 |
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188 | Chapter 11: 'Great Forsyte' | 11:25 |
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189 | Taking off his overcoat and carrying it on his arm… | 12:49 |
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190 | Chapter 12: Driving On | 12:13 |
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191 | That fellow was taking the Kingston road! | 11:53 |
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192 | Chapter 13: Fires | 12:03 |
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193 | A reddish, fitful light was coming from a window… | 13:48 |
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194 | Chapter 14: Hush | 12:37 |
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195 | Having washed his hands and passed a towel over his… | 08:49 |
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196 | Chapter 15: Soames Takes the Ferry | 13:39 |
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197 | Chapter 16: Full Close | 08:39 |
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198 | She looked straight at him, and Michael searched her… | 06:28 |
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