The Dragon in Shallow Waters

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V. SACKVILLE-WEST

AUTHOR OF “HERITAGE”

G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS

NEW YORK AND LONDON

The Knickerbocker Press

1922

V. Sackville-West

Made in the United States of America

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The dragon in shallow waters became the butt of shrimps.—Chinese Proverb.

The Dragon in Shallow Waters