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Page 185
The train would often stop and the engine whistle plaintively. This meant we were
running out of fuel, and if we wanted to get on before the nearest gang of bandits
fell upon us, we must hurry to the nearest fence or station tool-shed and start ...
The train would often stop and the engine whistle plaintively. This meant we were
running out of fuel, and if we wanted to get on before the nearest gang of bandits
fell upon us, we must hurry to the nearest fence or station tool-shed and start ...
Page 195
The cat pricked up his ears and we heard the insistent whistle of a train rushing
furiously towards the station. I pressed my face to the window and saw the guard.
He hurried out onto the platform, pulled his greatcoat straight and held up his ...
The cat pricked up his ears and we heard the insistent whistle of a train rushing
furiously towards the station. I pressed my face to the window and saw the guard.
He hurried out onto the platform, pulled his greatcoat straight and held up his ...
Page 220
A jet of steam, spurting up at the grey sky, and a hoarse, quavering whistle came
from the bridge of one of the ships. Immediately taking up the sound, all the other
ships chorused in their various keys. It was the whistle of departure. It sounded ...
A jet of steam, spurting up at the grey sky, and a hoarse, quavering whistle came
from the bridge of one of the ships. Immediately taking up the sound, all the other
ships chorused in their various keys. It was the whistle of departure. It sounded ...
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Contents
Whirlpool pagej 2 Blue Torches | 23 |
3 The Journalists Cafe | 56 |
4 The Hall with the Fountain | 58 |
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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