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Page 136
A light breeze blew along the Seine, making the maps nutter and giving them the
appearance of those flags which had gone stiff, were no longer used and were
hung out to dry along the marble quays. I looked at the maps for a long time, but ...
A light breeze blew along the Seine, making the maps nutter and giving them the
appearance of those flags which had gone stiff, were no longer used and were
hung out to dry along the marble quays. I looked at the maps for a long time, but ...
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. There was nothing else in the room,
but I ...
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. There was nothing else in the room,
but I ...
Page 199
My heart thumped almost audibly, my temples throbbed. 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 ...
My heart thumped almost audibly, my temples throbbed. 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 ...
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Contents
The Last Meeting | 13 |
3 The Fourth Strip | 29 |
4 Night Trains | 40 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Story of a Life, Volume 6 Story of a Life, Story of a Life |
| Author | Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Translated by | Manya Harari |
| Publisher | Harvill Press, 1974 |
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