Story of a Life, Volume 5Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 86
... Bartskhana , which flowed on the other side of our fence , its water curling along the stones , carried out into the sea the yellow and purple leaves of the grapes . The earth smelled of home - made wine . After meals we drank coffee ...
... Bartskhana , which flowed on the other side of our fence , its water curling along the stones , carried out into the sea the yellow and purple leaves of the grapes . The earth smelled of home - made wine . After meals we drank coffee ...
Page 138
... Argo- nauts ' café , one of her songs would suddenly burst like a fire cracker out of the Bartskhana yard where Lucienna was washing up or frying something . At Mrozovsky's party , because we were in Georgia , 138 Southern Adventure.
... Argo- nauts ' café , one of her songs would suddenly burst like a fire cracker out of the Bartskhana yard where Lucienna was washing up or frying something . At Mrozovsky's party , because we were in Georgia , 138 Southern Adventure.
Page 142
... Bartskhana we sat out on the verandah and drank madjarka . The noise of the festivities reached us from afar . It sounded like a waterfall . I have always liked the rumble of festivities and public gather- ings softened by distance ...
... Bartskhana we sat out on the verandah and drank madjarka . The noise of the festivities reached us from afar . It sounded like a waterfall . I have always liked the rumble of festivities and public gather- ings softened by distance ...
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The Tobacco Republic | 13 |
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