A novel, 1922
Huntingtower
Dickson McCunn, a newly retired provision merchant, sets out on a Scottish walking holiday, hoping to enjoy his freedom.
How it begins
The girl came into the room with a darting movement like a swallow, looked round her with the same birdlike quickness, and then ran across the polished floor to where a young man sat on a sofa with one leg laid along it.
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