The Story of a Life: The restless yearsPantheon Books, 1974 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 79
... hundred ! ' exclaimed Bagritsky . ' Or two thousand ? ' he asked , frightened by his own boldness and looking at me ... hundred roubles buying cages and ants ' eggs for feed . And some canary seed , too . The lightest feed for birds ...
... hundred ! ' exclaimed Bagritsky . ' Or two thousand ? ' he asked , frightened by his own boldness and looking at me ... hundred roubles buying cages and ants ' eggs for feed . And some canary seed , too . The lightest feed for birds ...
Page 80
... hundred roubles intended for ants ' eggs and canary seed . In my mind's eye I saw mounds , vast heaps of ants ' eggs . Keeping them , said Bagritsky , required a great deal of skill and a constant temperature . Otherwise , one fine day ...
... hundred roubles intended for ants ' eggs and canary seed . In my mind's eye I saw mounds , vast heaps of ants ' eggs . Keeping them , said Bagritsky , required a great deal of skill and a constant temperature . Otherwise , one fine day ...
Page 87
... hundred per cent fibber and gimcrack . ' As a matter of fact , Syoma was not a fibber and he was not im- pudent . He was a sickly , freckled youth with a poor imagination . He , therefore , interpreted everything we said quite literally ...
... hundred per cent fibber and gimcrack . ' As a matter of fact , Syoma was not a fibber and he was not im- pudent . He was a sickly , freckled youth with a poor imagination . He , therefore , interpreted everything we said quite literally ...
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Map page | 9 |
The Last Meeting II | 11 |
The Silent Fields | 18 |
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