The Story of a Life: The restless yearsPantheon Books, 1974 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 161
... steamer just as old as the Heliotrope ( its name escapes me ) , on to Mangyshlak and Krasnovodsk . The steamer had masts rigged , as in the old days , with shrouds . The accommodation in the steamer was cramped . The heat of the engines ...
... steamer just as old as the Heliotrope ( its name escapes me ) , on to Mangyshlak and Krasnovodsk . The steamer had masts rigged , as in the old days , with shrouds . The accommodation in the steamer was cramped . The heat of the engines ...
Page 184
... steamer as if they had a grudge against it . The drivers whipped the horses which were just as shaggy as the dogs and screamed at them . The horses changed into a trot and left the steamer behind them . The drivers whistled and roared ...
... steamer as if they had a grudge against it . The drivers whipped the horses which were just as shaggy as the dogs and screamed at them . The horses changed into a trot and left the steamer behind them . The drivers whistled and roared ...
Page 186
... steamer failed to enliven its quay . Only small boys , to their honour and credit , milled about on the bank and tried to force their way on to the ship in order to gaze , for the hundredth time , at the engines , but were not allowed ...
... steamer failed to enliven its quay . Only small boys , to their honour and credit , milled about on the bank and tried to force their way on to the ship in order to gaze , for the hundredth time , at the engines , but were not allowed ...
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