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Page 61
I only looked at the snapshot out of politeness . I was sure it was the usual
photograph of a peasant family , such as I had often seen next to the ikons on the
wall of a peasant house . A gnarled old woman , the mother , always sat in front .
I only looked at the snapshot out of politeness . I was sure it was the usual
photograph of a peasant family , such as I had often seen next to the ikons on the
wall of a peasant house . A gnarled old woman , the mother , always sat in front .
Page 75
Heels clicking , a woman in black , a scarlet carnation pinned to her blouse , ran
across the stage towards the footlights . At a distance she looked young but , in
the glare of the footlights , her sallow face was seen to be covered with fine ...
Heels clicking , a woman in black , a scarlet carnation pinned to her blouse , ran
across the stage towards the footlights . At a distance she looked young but , in
the glare of the footlights , her sallow face was seen to be covered with fine ...
Page 188
Stumping excitedly round her chest , tying and untying her warm shawl , the
woman was scolding furiously : “ The whole train is packed with riff - raff from
town — tramps and tarts without a penny to their name , all they have is holes in
their ...
Stumping excitedly round her chest , tying and untying her warm shawl , the
woman was scolding furiously : “ The whole train is packed with riff - raff from
town — tramps and tarts without a penny to their name , all they have is holes in
their ...
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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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