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Page 28
His purple cassock billowed out and brushed against the faces of the praying
people . They caught at its edge and kissed it with passion and humility . “ Kiss
his robe , " my grandmother told me in a quick whisper . But I wasn't listening .
His purple cassock billowed out and brushed against the faces of the praying
people . They caught at its edge and kissed it with passion and humility . “ Kiss
his robe , " my grandmother told me in a quick whisper . But I wasn't listening .
Page 115
In spite of the failure of the uprising , my father came home excited , his face still
flushed by the frost in Moscow . He was firmly convinced that a general uprising
all over Russia and our long - awaited freedom were no longer " beyond the ...
In spite of the failure of the uprising , my father came home excited , his face still
flushed by the frost in Moscow . He was firmly convinced that a general uprising
all over Russia and our long - awaited freedom were no longer " beyond the ...
Page 573
What a surprisel ” the officer said , and he lifted his eyebrows and made a face . “
I am simply shattered by what you say . If I had known you were going to be good
enough even to appear , I would have had a military orchestra for you .
What a surprisel ” the officer said , and he lifted his eyebrows and made a face . “
I am simply shattered by what you say . If I had known you were going to be good
enough even to appear , I would have had a military orchestra for you .
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Contents
The Death of My Father | 3 |
Carp | 16 |
The Pink Oleanders | 29 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Story of a Life, Volume 4 Volume 373 of A Vintage book |
| Author | Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Publisher | Vintage Books, 1967 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 23 Nov 2009 |
| Length | 661 pages |
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