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Page 101
Lightning flashed brighter and the thunder gave a half-awake growl. We walked
back to the train. In the darkness, I picked a handful of grass and only in the
morning noticed that it was scented clover, my favourite of all Russian flowers. 10
The ...
Lightning flashed brighter and the thunder gave a half-awake growl. We walked
back to the train. In the darkness, I picked a handful of grass and only in the
morning noticed that it was scented clover, my favourite of all Russian flowers. 10
The ...
Page 106
But I did not succeed in bringing Mama and Galya to Kiev, for the city had
suddenly been encircled by Petly- ura's forces. They had started a regular siege.
My windows looked out onto the Botanical Gardens. Every morning, I was
awakened by ...
But I did not succeed in bringing Mama and Galya to Kiev, for the city had
suddenly been encircled by Petly- ura's forces. They had started a regular siege.
My windows looked out onto the Botanical Gardens. Every morning, I was
awakened by ...
Page 198
Our train left next morning, making for Golta. The priests were subdued, reading
in whispers from their prayer books. Lucienna lay all day staring through the
open door at the washed-out sky, Khvat frowned crossly — Nazarov alone made
...
Our train left next morning, making for Golta. The priests were subdued, reading
in whispers from their prayer books. Lucienna lay all day staring through the
open door at the washed-out sky, Khvat frowned crossly — Nazarov alone made
...
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Contents
Whirlpool page | 7 |
Blue Torches | 23 |
The Journalists Cafe | 36 |
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Bibliographic information
| 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, 1967 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 18 Apr 2008 |
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