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Page 171
Mama loved listening to him . When I was on duty , she got up at night , put on a
warm shawl and came into the yard . We sat , sheltered from the wind , and talked
in whispers , often breaking off to listen to some unfamiliar sound . Like all ...
Mama loved listening to him . When I was on duty , she got up at night , put on a
warm shawl and came into the yard . We sat , sheltered from the wind , and talked
in whispers , often breaking off to listen to some unfamiliar sound . Like all ...
Page 210
Having safely reached the corner of Sturzo Lane , we stood for a long time
listening and peering into the inky darkness . ... follow the pavement on the side
of the recess , stop before we reached it , listen , then dart quickly and silently
across .
Having safely reached the corner of Sturzo Lane , we stood for a long time
listening and peering into the inky darkness . ... follow the pavement on the side
of the recess , stop before we reached it , listen , then dart quickly and silently
across .
Page 213
I lay down on a wicker chaise - longue , wrapped myself in the blanket and
stayed until dawn , listening to the night . The sea murmured endlessly . The
sound of the long breakers rose and fell . So did the wind in the bare branches . It
became ...
I lay down on a wicker chaise - longue , wrapped myself in the blanket and
stayed until dawn , listening to the night . The sea murmured endlessly . The
sound of the long breakers rose and fell . So did the wind in the bare branches . It
became ...
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Contents
Blue Torches | 23 |
The Journalists Café | 36 |
The Hall with the Fountain | 58 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Story of a Life: In that dawn Volume 3 of The Story of a Life, Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Author | Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books, 1964 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 18 Apr 2008 |
| Length | 661 pages |
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