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Page 100
Thanks , ' I gulped . The Commissar got up and clapped me on the shoulder . '
There , there , ' he said embarrassed . “ It ' s no good getting upset . Give my
compliments to your mother . From Commissar Anokhin , Pavel Zakharovich , tell
her .
Thanks , ' I gulped . The Commissar got up and clapped me on the shoulder . '
There , there , ' he said embarrassed . “ It ' s no good getting upset . Give my
compliments to your mother . From Commissar Anokhin , Pavel Zakharovich , tell
her .
Page 105
Give him five rubles in Tsarist money , ' the driver told me . ' That ' ll get rid of the
bastard . ' I held out a ten - ruble note . ' No , no ! the soldier shouted , shaking his
head and looking annoyed . ' What d ' you give him ten for ? ' the driver said ...
Give him five rubles in Tsarist money , ' the driver told me . ' That ' ll get rid of the
bastard . ' I held out a ten - ruble note . ' No , no ! the soldier shouted , shaking his
head and looking annoyed . ' What d ' you give him ten for ? ' the driver said ...
Page 203
For a writer , to give to the beloved was to give to mankind — I was sure of this ill -
defined law of generosity , of total self - gift : to give away and expect nothing ,
ask for nothing in return , except perhaps the merest trifle , no bigger than a grain
...
For a writer , to give to the beloved was to give to mankind — I was sure of this ill -
defined law of generosity , of total self - gift : to give away and expect nothing ,
ask for nothing in return , except perhaps the merest trifle , no bigger than a grain
...
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Contents
Whirlpool page | 7 |
Blue Torches | 23 |
The Journalists Café | 36 |
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| Title | Story of a Life: In that dawn Volume 3 of Story of a Life, Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Author | Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Translated by | Manya Harari |
| Publisher | Harvill Press, 1967 |
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