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Page 91
I heard that some Petrograd journalists , reporters for cheap gossip rags , were
going to the Ukraine . Their documents were in order . A Moscow journalist
arranged for me to meet them . Though not exactly delighted , they agreed to take
me ...
I heard that some Petrograd journalists , reporters for cheap gossip rags , were
going to the Ukraine . Their documents were in order . A Moscow journalist
arranged for me to meet them . Though not exactly delighted , they agreed to take
me ...
Page 118
As calm as ever , he raised his crop to his sheepskin hat , grinned as though he
had heard a charming joke , and glanced back at the German generals . Only an
ironic flash of monocles suggested that they had understood the words .
As calm as ever , he raised his crop to his sheepskin hat , grinned as though he
had heard a charming joke , and glanced back at the German generals . Only an
ironic flash of monocles suggested that they had understood the words .
Page 177
The noise must have been heard far beyond its precincts . An agonised cry for
mercy , it beat against the dark , low sky and echoed back to earth . The pogrom
never got under way . Taken aback , the authorities changed their minds . Armed
...
The noise must have been heard far beyond its precincts . An agonised cry for
mercy , it beat against the dark , low sky and echoed back to earth . The pogrom
never got under way . Taken aback , the authorities changed their minds . Armed
...
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Contents
Blue Torches | 23 |
The Journalists Café | 36 |
The Hall with the Fountain | 58 |
Copyright | |
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