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Page 14
The square in front of St Vladimir ' s Cathedral had long spring grass growing
between the cobblestones . The day was drawing in . The lights of the setting sun
, reflected in innumerable window panes , was flooding the street . ' Kostik , '
asked ...
The square in front of St Vladimir ' s Cathedral had long spring grass growing
between the cobblestones . The day was drawing in . The lights of the setting sun
, reflected in innumerable window panes , was flooding the street . ' Kostik , '
asked ...
Page 58
In front of me the river Klyazma sent up clouds of steam just as fiercely as
Pushkino billowed forth its smoke , and covered the whole landscape . The forest
crackled under the frost , like smouldering logs , and the snow flakes like so many
flat ...
In front of me the river Klyazma sent up clouds of steam just as fiercely as
Pushkino billowed forth its smoke , and covered the whole landscape . The forest
crackled under the frost , like smouldering logs , and the snow flakes like so many
flat ...
Page 201
I knelt down in front of the window , stuck out an unbelievably thin , transparent
arm and with the whole thin , bird - like skin of that arm I felt the splendour of the
night - its cool wind rhythmically blowing through the lime trees and reaching us ...
I knelt down in front of the window , stuck out an unbelievably thin , transparent
arm and with the whole thin , bird - like skin of that arm I felt the splendour of the
night - its cool wind rhythmically blowing through the lime trees and reaching us ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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