Story of a Life, Volume 5Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 43
... hair and scratching their faces till the blood ran . Children were rushing to the village square . In the middle of the square grew an immense elm . The men were hurrying in the same direction , towards the elm , furiously gesticulating ...
... hair and scratching their faces till the blood ran . Children were rushing to the village square . In the middle of the square grew an immense elm . The men were hurrying in the same direction , towards the elm , furiously gesticulating ...
Page 67
... hair , made warm by the sun , of the dead , freckly boy - sweet , sun - bleached , childish , and somehow helpless hair . I did not look at the boy's face . But that day of my life I shall remember to my dying day . I have never ...
... hair , made warm by the sun , of the dead , freckly boy - sweet , sun - bleached , childish , and somehow helpless hair . I did not look at the boy's face . But that day of my life I shall remember to my dying day . I have never ...
Page 136
... hair - dye , dried up olives and artificial jewellery . They bought up gold and foreign currency , but only under the counter ; as a blind they sold dried fruit and handicrafts . The representatives of these firms were as alike as ...
... hair - dye , dried up olives and artificial jewellery . They bought up gold and foreign currency , but only under the counter ; as a blind they sold dried fruit and handicrafts . The representatives of these firms were as alike as ...
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A Short Explanation page | 7 |
My Thanks to a Reader | 9 |
The Tobacco Republic | 13 |
Copyright | |
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