Story of a Life, Volume 5Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 65
... took a packet of cigarettes out of a side pocket of my jacket and transferred it to his own . Then he started turning my wedding ring round my finger , smacked his lips in admiration and carefully and with a gentle smile took off the ...
... took a packet of cigarettes out of a side pocket of my jacket and transferred it to his own . Then he started turning my wedding ring round my finger , smacked his lips in admiration and carefully and with a gentle smile took off the ...
Page 176
... took off his cap and asked to be paid if only a little bit for the run from the station to the corner . I paid . The mushas wiped the sweat from their brows , took out cigarettes , lit them then and there and offered one to the old man ...
... took off his cap and asked to be paid if only a little bit for the run from the station to the corner . I paid . The mushas wiped the sweat from their brows , took out cigarettes , lit them then and there and offered one to the old man ...
Page 217
... took the prayer book . I wanted to make a present of it to Maria . In the precincts of the cathedral , among the hard prickly bushes , lay many thin marble slabs decorated with an intricately carved design . I picked up one broken slab ...
... took the prayer book . I wanted to make a present of it to Maria . In the precincts of the cathedral , among the hard prickly bushes , lay many thin marble slabs decorated with an intricately carved design . I picked up one broken slab ...
Contents
A Short Explanation page | 7 |
My Thanks to a Reader | 9 |
The Tobacco Republic | 13 |
Copyright | |
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