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Page 359
... mother of that little child . " " Why ? " " She was lying there without any shawl on her head . And her shawl had been wrapped around the child . So it seems to me she must have been his mother . " " War is mother to some , and the ...
... mother of that little child . " " Why ? " " She was lying there without any shawl on her head . And her shawl had been wrapped around the child . So it seems to me she must have been his mother . " " War is mother to some , and the ...
Page 468
... mother's , and this was a real favor since the only restaurant in the town , at the hotel , was a stinking pothouse . I agreed , and I was surprised , the first time I went home with him , to find that his mother was a very pleasant and ...
... mother's , and this was a real favor since the only restaurant in the town , at the hotel , was a stinking pothouse . I agreed , and I was surprised , the first time I went home with him , to find that his mother was a very pleasant and ...
Page 559
... mother . Tell her they come from Commissar Anokhin , Pavel Zakharovich . An amazing old woman she must be . Just think what she was planning — to go all the way to Moscow on foot . " He held out his hand . I shook it firmly , unable to ...
... mother . Tell her they come from Commissar Anokhin , Pavel Zakharovich . An amazing old woman she must be . Just think what she was planning — to go all the way to Moscow on foot . " He held out his hand . I shook it firmly , unable to ...
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