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Page 19
The warm ryeladen breeze blew in my face . The silence of the fields , untouched by a single sound apart from the distant hoot of the departing train , enveloped me . I stood for a while under the old elms on the platform and sniffed ...
The warm ryeladen breeze blew in my face . The silence of the fields , untouched by a single sound apart from the distant hoot of the departing train , enveloped me . I stood for a while under the old elms on the platform and sniffed ...
Page 103
He was lying on his side on a sofa with his knees up , and his face was bathed in tears . They had not yet had time to dry . His face expressed so much childish grief that no one could look at that photograph .
He was lying on his side on a sofa with his knees up , and his face was bathed in tears . They had not yet had time to dry . His face expressed so much childish grief that no one could look at that photograph .
Page 199
I still remember his face . I had never before seen anything more sinister , and probably never will . His flabby face appeared to me enormous . It was clean shaven . The man was calmly and slowly moving his lips as if chewing .
I still remember his face . I had never before seen anything more sinister , and probably never will . His flabby face appeared to me enormous . It was clean shaven . The man was calmly and slowly moving his lips as if chewing .
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Contents
Map page | 9 |
The Last Meeting II | 11 |
The Silent Fields | 18 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Story of a Life, Volume 6 Story of a Life, Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Author | Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Translated by | Manya Harari |
| Publisher | Harvill Press, 1974 |
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