Twos and Threes

by G.B. Stern

[...]conviction that safer on his head than on Stuart's would have been poised the Heron crown; deeper still, perhaps, the unacknowledged and pardonable longing once and for all to kick the cub and put him in his proper place. But all of this, Baldwin was well aware, must be loyally suppressed. "It seems to me, Stuart," he remarked, wounded at the reception of his intercession with Sir Michael Forrest, "that you have some ambition of which you haven't told us. If you were to own up, we would naturally give you all the assistance in our power." "I know you would," Stuart interrupted, frowning heavily in the endeavour to express his meaning. "And that's just it. You've got too much assistance in your power. I want to achieve-and you bring me the achievement upon a golden salver. Whatever I mention, it's the same thing; influence, money, [...].

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First published January 1, 1916

About the author

Gladys Bronwyn Stern or GB Stern (17 June 1890 – 20 September 1973) born Gladys Bertha Stern in London, England, wrote many novels, short stories, plays, memoirs, biographies and literary criticism.

Reviews

[Lesley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Early Stern. Falls off rather after we leave the adorable friendship of two women that begins the narrative. An early essay at themes that she did better in her later work. Some good things (besides the female friendship) but a bit all over the place and unsatisfactory.

[Carol Spears · Rating 2 out of 5]

The thing that made this book so difficult to read is that the author assumed that his characters were likable. They weren't likable to me. They were annoying. So this was all about how annoying people become friends and then about how a couple of annoying people pair off and become lovers.