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Page 133
... Mama received a letter from Uncle Kolya which greatly upset her . That evening , when we were all sitting at the round table where the only lamp stood and where each of us did whatever concerned him , Mama told us that Uncle Kolya was ...
... Mama received a letter from Uncle Kolya which greatly upset her . That evening , when we were all sitting at the round table where the only lamp stood and where each of us did whatever concerned him , Mama told us that Uncle Kolya was ...
Page 226
Konstantin Paustovsky. The measure of a person in Mama's eyes was intelligence . If Mama respected someone she would always say : “ That's a highly intelligent person . " There were two days left before New Year's . They were wonderful ...
Konstantin Paustovsky. The measure of a person in Mama's eyes was intelligence . If Mama respected someone she would always say : “ That's a highly intelligent person . " There were two days left before New Year's . They were wonderful ...
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... Mama's old habit of instructing people , as she put it , in " honorable and intelligent behavior " led her to write ... Mama and Galya might move to Kopan , but Mama never agreed because of her need to live with Galya and Dima in Moscow ...
... Mama's old habit of instructing people , as she put it , in " honorable and intelligent behavior " led her to write ... Mama and Galya might move to Kopan , but Mama never agreed because of her need to live with Galya and Dima in Moscow ...
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The Death of My Father | 3 |
Carp | 16 |
The Pink Oleanders | 29 |
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