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Page 162
Mild and long-suffering by nature, Morgenstern hated Antoshchenko with a cold
and savage hatred, especially since the Commander had promised to rid the
regiment of its 'Jerusalem gentry' by 'finishing off' the Jews. One night, against the
...
Mild and long-suffering by nature, Morgenstern hated Antoshchenko with a cold
and savage hatred, especially since the Commander had promised to rid the
regiment of its 'Jerusalem gentry' by 'finishing off' the Jews. One night, against the
...
Page 169
We went back to our familiar routine — turns on duty in the yard, flickering oil-
lamps going out at each explosion, water stored in every pot and pan, rumours
and sleepless nights. Acting as night-watchman was perhaps our most peaceful ...
We went back to our familiar routine — turns on duty in the yard, flickering oil-
lamps going out at each explosion, water stored in every pot and pan, rumours
and sleepless nights. Acting as night-watchman was perhaps our most peaceful ...
Page 213
If perfect happiness exists, we experienced it that night. I wanted to prolong this
feeling. Putting on my coat and picking up a blanket, I went out into the loggia —
a deep bay with a projecting balcony on the first floor. The loggia was dark.
If perfect happiness exists, we experienced it that night. I wanted to prolong this
feeling. Putting on my coat and picking up a blanket, I went out into the loggia —
a deep bay with a projecting balcony on the first floor. The loggia was dark.
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Contents
Whirlpool page | 7 |
Blue Torches | 23 |
The Journalists Cafe | 36 |
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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, 1967 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 18 Apr 2008 |
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