Story of a Life, Volume 5Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 40
... pince - nez . When at the bends in the road the vehicle tilted sideways the young man's feet would slither off the foot- board and trail along the ground raising thick clouds of dust . He explained to us , without any prompting on our ...
... pince - nez . When at the bends in the road the vehicle tilted sideways the young man's feet would slither off the foot- board and trail along the ground raising thick clouds of dust . He explained to us , without any prompting on our ...
Page 45
... pince - nez and the man in the tunic dis- appeared . ' You are educated people , ' said the cellarer , after looking at our papers , and I must ask you to respect certain restrictions . A cer- tain Mrs Nelidov is staying in the room ...
... pince - nez and the man in the tunic dis- appeared . ' You are educated people , ' said the cellarer , after looking at our papers , and I must ask you to respect certain restrictions . A cer- tain Mrs Nelidov is staying in the room ...
Page 127
... pince - nez came into the room , gave me a suspicious look and shook her head , saying in a very high- pitched voice : ' I have quite enough trouble with one poet , with Ruvim , and now I see he's found himself another poet to play with ...
... pince - nez came into the room , gave me a suspicious look and shook her head , saying in a very high- pitched voice : ' I have quite enough trouble with one poet , with Ruvim , and now I see he's found himself another poet to play with ...
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My Thanks to a Reader | 9 |
The Tobacco Republic | 13 |
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