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The Golden Bowl (Unabridged)

$139.98

Details

Composer
JAMES, HENRY
Artist
Juliet Stevenson
Format
CD
Label
Naxos AudioBooks
Released
Jun 08, 2018
Catalog #
NA0309
UPC
9781781981320

About

Wealthy Maggie Verver has everything she could ever ask for - except for a husband, and a title. While in Italy, acquiring art for his museum back in the states, Maggie's millionaire father Adam decides to remedy this and acquire a husband for Maggie. Enter Prince Amerigo, of a titled, but now poor, aristocratic Florentine family. Amerigo is the perfect candidate. Delighted, Maggie then reciprocates by choosing a partner for her widower father: childhood friend Charlotte Stant. The stage is set, and what unfolds is a deep and gripping exploration of fidelity and the politics of love and marriage. Published in 1904, The Golden Bowl displays Henry James at his finest: James weaves scene upon scene, set piece upon set piece, into a seamless whole, through a richly dense tapestry of beautiful, flowing prose. Along with The Ambassadors and The Wings of the Dove, it constitutes James's final, and most rewarding, phase as a novelist. Juliet Stevenson is an outstanding narrator. She is consistently showered with critical acclaim for her thoughtful, intelligent performances.

Tracklist 164 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 The Golden Bowl 09:08
    Track
    1
    Title
    The Golden Bowl
    Duration
    09:08
  3. 2 'Do you think it would be good for you?' 08:54
    Track
    2
    Title
    'Do you think it would be good for you?'
    Duration
    08:54
  4. 3 American City isn't, by the way…' 07:59
    Track
    3
    Title
    American City isn't, by the way…'
    Duration
    07:59
  5. 4 Personally, he considered, he hadn't the vices… 09:23
    Track
    4
    Title
    Personally, he considered, he hadn't the vices…
    Duration
    09:23
  6. 5 Mrs Assingham, precisely, represented… 07:42
    Track
    5
    Title
    Mrs Assingham, precisely, represented…
    Duration
    07:42
  7. 6 Chapter 2 08:17
    Track
    6
    Title
    Chapter 2
    Duration
    08:17
  8. 7 I scarce know what to make,' she said… 08:58
    Track
    7
    Title
    I scarce know what to make,' she said…
    Duration
    08:58
  9. 8 Full of discriminations against the obvious… 08:08
    Track
    8
    Title
    Full of discriminations against the obvious…
    Duration
    08:08
  10. Disc 2
  11. 1 He looked at her on this with conscious… 11:43
    Track
    1
    Title
    He looked at her on this with conscious…
    Duration
    11:43
  12. 2 Chapter 3 09:03
    Track
    2
    Title
    Chapter 3
    Duration
    09:03
  13. 3 His visible insistence - for it came to that… 08:59
    Track
    3
    Title
    His visible insistence - for it came to that…
    Duration
    08:59
  14. 4 He was eager, and he tried to show her that… 09:04
    Track
    4
    Title
    He was eager, and he tried to show her that…
    Duration
    09:04
  15. 5 She pitied his feeling about it… 09:02
    Track
    5
    Title
    She pitied his feeling about it…
    Duration
    09:02
  16. 6 Chapter 4 10:00
    Track
    6
    Title
    Chapter 4
    Duration
    10:00
  17. 7 They wouldn't lavish on them all… 11:08
    Track
    7
    Title
    They wouldn't lavish on them all…
    Duration
    11:08
  18. Disc 3
  19. 1 'You don't torment me as much as you would…' 09:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    'You don't torment me as much as you would…'
    Duration
    09:55
  20. 2 Bob Assingham had a queer grim laugh… 11:10
    Track
    2
    Title
    Bob Assingham had a queer grim laugh…
    Duration
    11:10
  21. 3 He accepted her laugh, but he kept his way 10:17
    Track
    3
    Title
    He accepted her laugh, but he kept his way
    Duration
    10:17
  22. 4 Chapter 5 10:07
    Track
    4
    Title
    Chapter 5
    Duration
    10:07
  23. 5 Half the interest of the thing at least… 09:56
    Track
    5
    Title
    Half the interest of the thing at least…
    Duration
    09:56
  24. 6 He was glad when, finally… 10:06
    Track
    6
    Title
    He was glad when, finally…
    Duration
    10:06
  25. 7 Chapter 6 08:23
    Track
    7
    Title
    Chapter 6
    Duration
    08:23
  26. Disc 4
  27. 1 Behind the dealer were sundry small cupboards… 08:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    Behind the dealer were sundry small cupboards…
    Duration
    08:56
  28. 2 Simple, but singularly elegant, it stood… 09:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    Simple, but singularly elegant, it stood…
    Duration
    09:16
  29. 3 The Prince, on the other side… 08:13
    Track
    3
    Title
    The Prince, on the other side…
    Duration
    08:13
  30. 4 Part Second. Chapter 1 10:15
    Track
    4
    Title
    Part Second. Chapter 1
    Duration
    10:15
  31. 5 The Miss Lutches, the sisters from the middle… 09:09
    Track
    5
    Title
    The Miss Lutches, the sisters from the middle…
    Duration
    09:09
  32. 6 There had not yet been quite so much… 09:19
    Track
    6
    Title
    There had not yet been quite so much…
    Duration
    09:19
  33. 7 In regard to the people among whom… 09:19
    Track
    7
    Title
    In regard to the people among whom…
    Duration
    09:19
  34. 8 Chapter 2 05:47
    Track
    8
    Title
    Chapter 2
    Duration
    05:47
  35. Disc 5
  36. 1 He took life in general higher up the stream… 07:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    He took life in general higher up the stream…
    Duration
    07:55
  37. 2 Mrs Rance at least controlled… 08:05
    Track
    2
    Title
    Mrs Rance at least controlled…
    Duration
    08:05
  38. 3 Chapter 3 09:24
    Track
    3
    Title
    Chapter 3
    Duration
    09:24
  39. 4 The extent to which they enjoyed… 08:25
    Track
    4
    Title
    The extent to which they enjoyed…
    Duration
    08:25
  40. 5 He might at times reflect… 08:44
    Track
    5
    Title
    He might at times reflect…
    Duration
    08:44
  41. 6 Chapter 4 09:06
    Track
    6
    Title
    Chapter 4
    Duration
    09:06
  42. 7 'You mean,' he went on… 08:56
    Track
    7
    Title
    'You mean,' he went on…
    Duration
    08:56
  43. 8 He gave at this the quickest shake… 09:08
    Track
    8
    Title
    He gave at this the quickest shake…
    Duration
    09:08
  44. Disc 6
  45. 1 His companion, however, was so launched… 07:10
    Track
    1
    Title
    His companion, however, was so launched…
    Duration
    07:10
  46. 2 'Well then, I hope I'm humble enough…' 07:27
    Track
    2
    Title
    'Well then, I hope I'm humble enough…'
    Duration
    07:27
  47. 3 Chapter 5 09:05
    Track
    3
    Title
    Chapter 5
    Duration
    09:05
  48. 4 Ah, it's she who's the real thing?' 09:39
    Track
    4
    Title
    Ah, it's she who's the real thing?'
    Duration
    09:39
  49. 5 These persons, accordingly, her own … 08:05
    Track
    5
    Title
    These persons, accordingly, her own …
    Duration
    08:05
  50. 6 It had struck him, up to now… 09:04
    Track
    6
    Title
    It had struck him, up to now…
    Duration
    09:04
  51. 7 Chapter 6 08:49
    Track
    7
    Title
    Chapter 6
    Duration
    08:49
  52. 8 He didn't betray it - ah that he knew… 09:28
    Track
    8
    Title
    He didn't betray it - ah that he knew…
    Duration
    09:28
  53. Disc 7
  54. 1 She had another pause, and she might… 09:02
    Track
    1
    Title
    She had another pause, and she might…
    Duration
    09:02
  55. 2 'About you?' she thoughtfully echoed. 08:08
    Track
    2
    Title
    'About you?' she thoughtfully echoed.
    Duration
    08:08
  56. 3 Chapter 7 10:09
    Track
    3
    Title
    Chapter 7
    Duration
    10:09
  57. 4 Mr Verver considered. 'Well, hasn't he…?' 10:05
    Track
    4
    Title
    Mr Verver considered. 'Well, hasn't he…?'
    Duration
    10:05
  58. 5 'I speak of it only as the missing grace…' 09:15
    Track
    5
    Title
    'I speak of it only as the missing grace…'
    Duration
    09:15
  59. 6 Part Third. Chapter 1 08:15
    Track
    6
    Title
    Part Third. Chapter 1
    Duration
    08:15
  60. 7 He was always lonely at great parties… 08:00
    Track
    7
    Title
    He was always lonely at great parties…
    Duration
    08:00
  61. 8 'You say your husband's ill?' 06:56
    Track
    8
    Title
    'You say your husband's ill?'
    Duration
    06:56
  62. Disc 8
  63. 1 Fanny had indeed never listened to emphasis… 08:58
    Track
    1
    Title
    Fanny had indeed never listened to emphasis…
    Duration
    08:58
  64. 2 The perception of this excess… 09:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    The perception of this excess…
    Duration
    09:31
  65. 3 Chapter 2 09:50
    Track
    3
    Title
    Chapter 2
    Duration
    09:50
  66. 4 He could easily go on… 10:01
    Track
    4
    Title
    He could easily go on…
    Duration
    10:01
  67. 5 Chapter 3 08:01
    Track
    5
    Title
    Chapter 3
    Duration
    08:01
  68. 6 'Maggie herself of course…' 07:53
    Track
    6
    Title
    'Maggie herself of course…'
    Duration
    07:53
  69. 7 She was fully upon him now… 07:15
    Track
    7
    Title
    She was fully upon him now…
    Duration
    07:15
  70. 8 Chapter 4 07:03
    Track
    8
    Title
    Chapter 4
    Duration
    07:03
  71. Disc 9
  72. 1 For the Prince himself, meanwhile… 07:53
    Track
    1
    Title
    For the Prince himself, meanwhile…
    Duration
    07:53
  73. 2 Charlotte Stant, at such an hour… 07:43
    Track
    2
    Title
    Charlotte Stant, at such an hour…
    Duration
    07:43
  74. 3 Chapter 5 08:45
    Track
    3
    Title
    Chapter 5
    Duration
    08:45
  75. 4 'I can't help wondering when you must last…' 09:05
    Track
    4
    Title
    'I can't help wondering when you must last…'
    Duration
    09:05
  76. 5 'What will you say,' she meanwhile asked… 09:47
    Track
    5
    Title
    'What will you say,' she meanwhile asked…
    Duration
    09:47
  77. 6 Chapter 6 09:05
    Track
    6
    Title
    Chapter 6
    Duration
    09:05
  78. 7 The Prince had, on this score… 09:25
    Track
    7
    Title
    The Prince had, on this score…
    Duration
    09:25
  79. 8 He knew, as well, the other things… 08:04
    Track
    8
    Title
    He knew, as well, the other things…
    Duration
    08:04
  80. Disc 10
  81. 1 Chapter 7 09:39
    Track
    1
    Title
    Chapter 7
    Duration
    09:39
  82. 2 Both our friends felt afresh… 09:55
    Track
    2
    Title
    Both our friends felt afresh…
    Duration
    09:55
  83. 3 Chapter 8 10:07
    Track
    3
    Title
    Chapter 8
    Duration
    10:07
  84. 4 'I don't mean there was anything to rectify…' 09:57
    Track
    4
    Title
    'I don't mean there was anything to rectify…'
    Duration
    09:57
  85. 5 Amerigo, with the chink of this gold… 08:15
    Track
    5
    Title
    Amerigo, with the chink of this gold…
    Duration
    08:15
  86. 6 Chapter 9 09:52
    Track
    6
    Title
    Chapter 9
    Duration
    09:52
  87. 7 Lady Castledean's dream of Mr Blint… 10:30
    Track
    7
    Title
    Lady Castledean's dream of Mr Blint…
    Duration
    10:30
  88. Disc 11
  89. 1 Resting on the parapet… 06:50
    Track
    1
    Title
    Resting on the parapet…
    Duration
    06:50
  90. 2 Chapter 10 09:35
    Track
    2
    Title
    Chapter 10
    Duration
    09:35
  91. 3 'Are you speaking now of something…' 10:16
    Track
    3
    Title
    'Are you speaking now of something…'
    Duration
    10:16
  92. 4 The Colonel didn’t in fact know… 10:58
    Track
    4
    Title
    The Colonel didn’t in fact know…
    Duration
    10:58
  93. 5 Chapter 11 10:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    Chapter 11
    Duration
    10:06
  94. 6 'I see.' He nodded. 'To the wrong.' 10:45
    Track
    6
    Title
    'I see.' He nodded. 'To the wrong.'
    Duration
    10:45
  95. 7 'I naturally see, love…' 08:48
    Track
    7
    Title
    'I naturally see, love…'
    Duration
    08:48
  96. Disc 12
  97. 1 'In their way - yes!' the Colonel grinned. 08:11
    Track
    1
    Title
    'In their way - yes!' the Colonel grinned.
    Duration
    08:11
  98. 2 'He hadn't worked them out in detail…' 09:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    'He hadn't worked them out in detail…'
    Duration
    09:31
  99. 3 Book Second. The Princess. Part 4. Chapter 1 09:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    Book Second. The Princess. Part 4. Chapter 1
    Duration
    09:10
  100. 4 She had lived long enough… 09:06
    Track
    4
    Title
    She had lived long enough…
    Duration
    09:06
  101. 5 If she herself had now avoided… 08:11
    Track
    5
    Title
    If she herself had now avoided…
    Duration
    08:11
  102. 6 It had made for him some difference… 08:48
    Track
    6
    Title
    It had made for him some difference…
    Duration
    08:48
  103. 7 Chapter 2 09:16
    Track
    7
    Title
    Chapter 2
    Duration
    09:16
  104. 8 He had 'met' her - she so put it to herself… 08:02
    Track
    8
    Title
    He had 'met' her - she so put it to herself…
    Duration
    08:02
  105. Disc 13
  106. 1 She recovered soon enough on the whole… 10:06
    Track
    1
    Title
    She recovered soon enough on the whole…
    Duration
    10:06
  107. 2 By the end of a week, the week that had begun… 10:41
    Track
    2
    Title
    By the end of a week, the week that had begun…
    Duration
    10:41
  108. 3 He looked at her, after such speeches… 10:59
    Track
    3
    Title
    He looked at her, after such speeches…
    Duration
    10:59
  109. 4 Chapter 3 08:57
    Track
    4
    Title
    Chapter 3
    Duration
    08:57
  110. 5 Maggie had liked, in London, and in the world… 08:54
    Track
    5
    Title
    Maggie had liked, in London, and in the world…
    Duration
    08:54
  111. 6 He had had time to become aware of this… 09:54
    Track
    6
    Title
    He had had time to become aware of this…
    Duration
    09:54
  112. 7 Touch by touch she thus dropped… 10:26
    Track
    7
    Title
    Touch by touch she thus dropped…
    Duration
    10:26
  113. Disc 14
  114. 1 She heard herself, heard her tone… 05:25
    Track
    1
    Title
    She heard herself, heard her tone…
    Duration
    05:25
  115. 2 Chapter 4 08:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    Chapter 4
    Duration
    08:28
  116. 3 This last was a danger indeed… 08:36
    Track
    3
    Title
    This last was a danger indeed…
    Duration
    08:36
  117. 4 The ingenuity had been… 08:01
    Track
    4
    Title
    The ingenuity had been…
    Duration
    08:01
  118. 5 Upstairs, while she left him… 07:15
    Track
    5
    Title
    Upstairs, while she left him…
    Duration
    07:15
  119. 6 Chapter 5 08:11
    Track
    6
    Title
    Chapter 5
    Duration
    08:11
  120. 7 She had felt for fifty seconds… 08:19
    Track
    7
    Title
    She had felt for fifty seconds…
    Duration
    08:19
  121. 8 '"The immorality"?' she had pleasantly echoed. 07:52
    Track
    8
    Title
    '"The immorality"?' she had pleasantly echoed.
    Duration
    07:52
  122. 9 'More company' at Fawns would be effectually… 08:08
    Track
    9
    Title
    'More company' at Fawns would be effectually…
    Duration
    08:08
  123. Disc 15
  124. 1 Chapter 6 09:15
    Track
    1
    Title
    Chapter 6
    Duration
    09:15
  125. 2 'You've such a dread of my possibly…' 09:07
    Track
    2
    Title
    'You've such a dread of my possibly…'
    Duration
    09:07
  126. 3 'Anything there shouldn't be…' 09:08
    Track
    3
    Title
    'Anything there shouldn't be…'
    Duration
    09:08
  127. 4 'Are you thinking of their being…' 08:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    'Are you thinking of their being…'
    Duration
    08:09
  128. 5 'Ah, there wouldn't be any terror…' 08:34
    Track
    5
    Title
    'Ah, there wouldn't be any terror…'
    Duration
    08:34
  129. 6 Chapter 7 08:59
    Track
    6
    Title
    Chapter 7
    Duration
    08:59
  130. 7 'By acting, immediately with the blind…' 09:00
    Track
    7
    Title
    'By acting, immediately with the blind…'
    Duration
    09:00
  131. 8 'She lets you off?' He never failed… 08:58
    Track
    8
    Title
    'She lets you off?' He never failed…
    Duration
    08:58
  132. Disc 16
  133. 1 The Colonel's gratitude was apt to be… 04:05
    Track
    1
    Title
    The Colonel's gratitude was apt to be…
    Duration
    04:05
  134. 2 Chapter 8 10:12
    Track
    2
    Title
    Chapter 8
    Duration
    10:12
  135. 3 She could keep it up with a change in sight… 10:12
    Track
    3
    Title
    She could keep it up with a change in sight…
    Duration
    10:12
  136. 4 It had been an impression that penetrated… 11:15
    Track
    4
    Title
    It had been an impression that penetrated…
    Duration
    11:15
  137. 5 Chapter 9 09:15
    Track
    5
    Title
    Chapter 9
    Duration
    09:15
  138. 6 She caught, however, after a second's thought… 09:10
    Track
    6
    Title
    She caught, however, after a second's thought…
    Duration
    09:10
  139. 7 The aggravation of fear - or call it, apparently… 07:59
    Track
    7
    Title
    The aggravation of fear - or call it, apparently…
    Duration
    07:59
  140. 8 'He can't say or do more.' 08:36
    Track
    8
    Title
    'He can't say or do more.'
    Duration
    08:36
  141. Disc 17
  142. 1 Fanny at first, however, feeling the response… 10:25
    Track
    1
    Title
    Fanny at first, however, feeling the response…
    Duration
    10:25
  143. 2 'Am I in the least sure that…' 10:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    'Am I in the least sure that…'
    Duration
    10:19
  144. 3 Chapter 10 09:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    Chapter 10
    Duration
    09:31
  145. 4 It was extraordinary, this quality… 09:16
    Track
    4
    Title
    It was extraordinary, this quality…
    Duration
    09:16
  146. 5 'She has had to do with it…' 10:05
    Track
    5
    Title
    'She has had to do with it…'
    Duration
    10:05
  147. 6 Maggie had listened with an interest… 10:30
    Track
    6
    Title
    Maggie had listened with an interest…
    Duration
    10:30
  148. 7 'You've never been more sacred to me…' 08:33
    Track
    7
    Title
    'You've never been more sacred to me…'
    Duration
    08:33
  149. Disc 18
  150. 1 Part Fifth. Chapter 1 08:47
    Track
    1
    Title
    Part Fifth. Chapter 1
    Duration
    08:47
  151. 2 They made, none the less, at Fawns… 09:04
    Track
    2
    Title
    They made, none the less, at Fawns…
    Duration
    09:04
  152. 3 'Why, just by that. I put him in possession…' 09:22
    Track
    3
    Title
    'Why, just by that. I put him in possession…'
    Duration
    09:22
  153. 4 It was her one purely good fortune… 09:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    It was her one purely good fortune…
    Duration
    09:09
  154. 5 He had flushed up, quite red… 10:48
    Track
    5
    Title
    He had flushed up, quite red…
    Duration
    10:48
  155. 6 Chapter 2 10:39
    Track
    6
    Title
    Chapter 2
    Duration
    10:39
  156. 7 She walked to the end and far out… 11:01
    Track
    7
    Title
    She walked to the end and far out…
    Duration
    11:01
  157. Disc 19
  158. 1 Yes, Charlotte had seen she was watching her… 10:39
    Track
    1
    Title
    Yes, Charlotte had seen she was watching her…
    Duration
    10:39
  159. 2 I've been wanting - and longer than you'd…' 11:51
    Track
    2
    Title
    I've been wanting - and longer than you'd…'
    Duration
    11:51
  160. 3 Chapter 3 09:27
    Track
    3
    Title
    Chapter 3
    Duration
    09:27
  161. 4 'Oh yes,' he responded philosophically… 09:01
    Track
    4
    Title
    'Oh yes,' he responded philosophically…
    Duration
    09:01
  162. 5 'What I don't mean,' she observed… 09:29
    Track
    5
    Title
    'What I don't mean,' she observed…
    Duration
    09:29
  163. 6 'Your reputation there? You've given it up…' 10:07
    Track
    6
    Title
    'Your reputation there? You've given it up…'
    Duration
    10:07
  164. 7 Ah, then it was that the cup of her conviction… 08:40
    Track
    7
    Title
    Ah, then it was that the cup of her conviction…
    Duration
    08:40
  165. Disc 20
  166. 1 Chapter 4 09:54
    Track
    1
    Title
    Chapter 4
    Duration
    09:54
  167. 2 So it was that her inner sense… 10:08
    Track
    2
    Title
    So it was that her inner sense…
    Duration
    10:08
  168. 3 So it was that in the house itself… 09:14
    Track
    3
    Title
    So it was that in the house itself…
    Duration
    09:14
  169. 4 There was a morning when, during the hour… 11:23
    Track
    4
    Title
    There was a morning when, during the hour…
    Duration
    11:23
  170. 5 Chapter 5 09:30
    Track
    5
    Title
    Chapter 5
    Duration
    09:30
  171. 6 The acceptance, strangely, would have left her… 09:36
    Track
    6
    Title
    The acceptance, strangely, would have left her…
    Duration
    09:36
  172. 7 She went to her room, through the quiet house… 08:34
    Track
    7
    Title
    She went to her room, through the quiet house…
    Duration
    08:34
  173. Disc 21
  174. 1 It was a repetition more than ever then… 09:26
    Track
    1
    Title
    It was a repetition more than ever then…
    Duration
    09:26
  175. 2 'I'm glad to see you alone…' 10:08
    Track
    2
    Title
    'I'm glad to see you alone…'
    Duration
    10:08
  176. 3 Part Sixth. Chapter 1 10:09
    Track
    3
    Title
    Part Sixth. Chapter 1
    Duration
    10:09
  177. 4 '"The reduction to its simplest expression…"' 10:17
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    '"The reduction to its simplest expression…"'
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    10:17
  178. 5 Whoever knew, or whoever didn't… 12:16
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    Whoever knew, or whoever didn't…
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    12:16
  179. 6 Chapter 2 07:17
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    Chapter 2
    Duration
    07:17
  180. 7 'If they do everything that's proper,'… 07:19
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    'If they do everything that's proper,'…
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    07:19
  181. Disc 22
  182. 1 She couldn't have been sure beforehand… 09:26
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    She couldn't have been sure beforehand…
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    09:26
  183. 2 The Prince kept his eyes on her. 11:13
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    The Prince kept his eyes on her.
    Duration
    11:13
  184. 3 Chapter 3 10:34
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    Chapter 3
    Duration
    10:34
  185. 4 He might have been, in silence… 09:56
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    Title
    He might have been, in silence…
    Duration
    09:56
  186. 5 Nothing he could try, she immediately saw… 11:33
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    Nothing he could try, she immediately saw…
    Duration
    11:33