The Story of a Life: In that dawnPantheon Books, 1964 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 97
... Commissar climbed in . The soldier we knew followed him . ' What's all this about a teapot ? ' asked the Commissar . ' Where's the teapot ? Show it to me . ' Dodya produced the mutilated teapot from under the bundle . ' Hallo ! Spout's ...
... Commissar climbed in . The soldier we knew followed him . ' What's all this about a teapot ? ' asked the Commissar . ' Where's the teapot ? Show it to me . ' Dodya produced the mutilated teapot from under the bundle . ' Hallo ! Spout's ...
Page 98
... Commissar looked at me expectantly . " There's something you should know , Comrade Commissar , ' grey - spats burst into speech . " This citizen turned up in our coach in Moscow . He insisted on staying in spite of our protests . To the ...
... Commissar looked at me expectantly . " There's something you should know , Comrade Commissar , ' grey - spats burst into speech . " This citizen turned up in our coach in Moscow . He insisted on staying in spite of our protests . To the ...
Page 99
... Commissar . This was the end . I picked up my suitcase and went with him . The Commissar's office was in a coach which stood on a siding overgrown with dandelions . A machine - gun , bright as a new pin , stood in the door . The Commissar ...
... Commissar . This was the end . I picked up my suitcase and went with him . The Commissar's office was in a coach which stood on a siding overgrown with dandelions . A machine - gun , bright as a new pin , stood in the door . The Commissar ...
Contents
Whirlpool page | 7 |
Blue Torches | 23 |
The Journalists Café | 36 |
Copyright | |
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