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Page 32
Wait for the Commander , Comrades . ' “ There ' s a legalist for you ! Put him up
against the wall ! ' They dragged me over to the wall . The porter ' s wife ,
dishevelled , rushed out of the lodge . She clutched their arms . ' Children !
Comrades !
Wait for the Commander , Comrades . ' “ There ' s a legalist for you ! Put him up
against the wall ! ' They dragged me over to the wall . The porter ' s wife ,
dishevelled , rushed out of the lodge . She clutched their arms . ' Children !
Comrades !
Page 78
I climbed the steep iron ladder as far as the dusty little window - it was more like a
deep slit in the wall . Looking out , I could see the edge of Theatre Square and
the side - wall of the Metropole . Bent double , Red soldiers were running towards
...
I climbed the steep iron ladder as far as the dusty little window - it was more like a
deep slit in the wall . Looking out , I could see the edge of Theatre Square and
the side - wall of the Metropole . Bent double , Red soldiers were running towards
...
Page 212
We stopped by the wall . I couldn ' t see it in the dark , but I knew the rough stone
surface must offer footholds . ' Over the wall , quick , ' I whispered to Yasha . ' In
one go . It ' s our last chance . We ' ve nothing to lose . ' I was thin and slight - it ...
We stopped by the wall . I couldn ' t see it in the dark , but I knew the rough stone
surface must offer footholds . ' Over the wall , quick , ' I whispered to Yasha . ' In
one go . It ' s our last chance . We ' ve nothing to lose . ' I was thin and slight - it ...
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Contents
Whirlpool page | 7 |
Blue Torches | 23 |
The Journalists Café | 36 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| 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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