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Page 102
On days like these people light lamps in their houses earlier than usual , and the light of these lamps looks like the yolk of an egg . Chandeliers were lit in the large room where Esenin was lying . In their dim light Esenin's face ...
On days like these people light lamps in their houses earlier than usual , and the light of these lamps looks like the yolk of an egg . Chandeliers were lit in the large room where Esenin was lying . In their dim light Esenin's face ...
Page 198
He opened the door at last , but before entering the room he felt for the electric switch near the door , without crossing the threshold , and put on the light . I saw a room containing an iron bunk and a chair .
He opened the door at last , but before entering the room he felt for the electric switch near the door , without crossing the threshold , and put on the light . I saw a room containing an iron bunk and a chair .
Page 199
I saw fleshy fingers first of a right hand , then of the left appear slowly at the edge of the trap . The fingers gripped the edge . Up there in the loft was a man . By the light of the lamp I could see black hairs on the man's fingers ...
I saw fleshy fingers first of a right hand , then of the left appear slowly at the edge of the trap . The fingers gripped the edge . Up there in the loft was a man . By the light of the lamp I could see black hairs on the man's fingers ...
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Contents
Map page | 9 |
The Last Meeting II | 11 |
The Silent Fields | 18 |
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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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