Story of a Life: In that dawnHarvill P., 1967 |
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Konstantin Paustovsky. granted . Front line soldiers were sure of a ready hearing ; so was a French officer stranded ... soldier who claimed to be back from the front , was first put through a deafening interrogation : ' Which front ...
Konstantin Paustovsky. granted . Front line soldiers were sure of a ready hearing ; so was a French officer stranded ... soldier who claimed to be back from the front , was first put through a deafening interrogation : ' Which front ...
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... soldiers at the front , an incongruous figure but wholly unaware of it . One day , ripping off the epaulettes of an elderly , sick soldier , who refused to fight , he pointed imperiously to the east : ' Coward ! Back to the rear ! We ...
... soldiers at the front , an incongruous figure but wholly unaware of it . One day , ripping off the epaulettes of an elderly , sick soldier , who refused to fight , he pointed imperiously to the east : ' Coward ! Back to the rear ! We ...
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... soldier said innocently . ' Can't we borrow it for a day ? We'll bring it back safely . ' ' No , you can't have that one , ' grey - spats broke in with an angry flash of his pince - nez . The soldier looked hurt . ' Why ever not ? Is it ...
... soldier said innocently . ' Can't we borrow it for a day ? We'll bring it back safely . ' ' No , you can't have that one , ' grey - spats broke in with an angry flash of his pince - nez . The soldier looked hurt . ' Why ever not ? Is it ...
Contents
Whirlpool page | 7 |
Blue Torches | 23 |
The Journalists Café | 36 |
Copyright | |
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