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Page 174
The Russian word for this sounds very much like "Zhiviol," the Serbian word "
hurrah," which we had been ordered to shout. We repeated it several times. The
shout echoed in the "gray walls" of the gymnasium. The king, suspecting nothing,
...
The Russian word for this sounds very much like "Zhiviol," the Serbian word "
hurrah," which we had been ordered to shout. We repeated it several times. The
shout echoed in the "gray walls" of the gymnasium. The king, suspecting nothing,
...
Page 229
he shouted. "Down with icicles! Up with rain!" No one paid any attention to him
and he disappeared. The old man sat down at the piano and sang in a voice that
tugged at the heartstrings : My distant friend, understand my sobbing I When he ...
he shouted. "Down with icicles! Up with rain!" No one paid any attention to him
and he disappeared. The old man sat down at the piano and sang in a voice that
tugged at the heartstrings : My distant friend, understand my sobbing I When he ...
Page 626
this man shouted suddenly. 'What do you want potatoes for when he's already
dead? Get away from here!' He told me himself later that he didn't understand
what happened to him then. He clenched his teeth, started to rip open the tops of
the ...
this man shouted suddenly. 'What do you want potatoes for when he's already
dead? Get away from here!' He told me himself later that he didn't understand
what happened to him then. He clenched his teeth, started to rip open the tops of
the ...
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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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