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Page 91
Whoever knows the Magnificat, let him raise his hand." The Poles did not raise a
hand. But sometimes it happened that one of the Orthodox students would raise
his hand, some unhappy fugitive from Tregubov. "Well," Olendsky would say, ...
Whoever knows the Magnificat, let him raise his hand." The Poles did not raise a
hand. But sometimes it happened that one of the Orthodox students would raise
his hand, some unhappy fugitive from Tregubov. "Well," Olendsky would say, ...
Page 124
Her light hair was carefully braided and it hung down both sides of her
sunburned face onto her breast. Lena had come to say good-by before going off
to Yalta. When Mama walked out of the room, Lena put her hand on my forehead.
Her light hair was carefully braided and it hung down both sides of her
sunburned face onto her breast. Lena had come to say good-by before going off
to Yalta. When Mama walked out of the room, Lena put her hand on my forehead.
Page 389
In answer she would press her burning face to the palm of my hand and begin to
cry harder. Vera Sevastyanovna said to her once: "Lelya, stop it. Don't weaken
yourself." The words worked. Lelya calmed down. Lelya was always pulling back
...
In answer she would press her burning face to the palm of my hand and begin to
cry harder. Vera Sevastyanovna said to her once: "Lelya, stop it. Don't weaken
yourself." The words worked. Lelya calmed down. Lelya was always pulling back
...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Story of a Life, Volume 2 |
| Author | Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Publisher | Vintage Books, 1967 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 23 Nov 2009 |
| Length | 661 pages |
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