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Page 116
But my father went to see Vrubel anyway, and he took me with him. We went into
a hotel near Golden Gate and went up to the fifth floor. The corridor smelled of
hotel mornings — eau de cologne and coffee. My father knocked at a narrow
door.
But my father went to see Vrubel anyway, and he took me with him. We went into
a hotel near Golden Gate and went up to the fifth floor. The corridor smelled of
hotel mornings — eau de cologne and coffee. My father knocked at a narrow
door.
Page 140
All of us took turns helping Karavayev in the store and he took me on as a regular
helper. I spent almost all my free time there, opening good-smelling boxes of
groceries, and weighing out salt, flour, and sugar. Karavayev, who wore the kind
of ...
All of us took turns helping Karavayev in the store and he took me on as a regular
helper. I spent almost all my free time there, opening good-smelling boxes of
groceries, and weighing out salt, flour, and sugar. Karavayev, who wore the kind
of ...
Page 237
I don't know why, but they took their written examination in Russian literature
together with us. Stanishevsky carried on negotiations with the girls. He brought
us a list of the names of those who needed help. There were six names on the list
.
I don't know why, but they took their written examination in Russian literature
together with us. Stanishevsky carried on negotiations with the girls. He brought
us a list of the names of those who needed help. There were six names on the list
.
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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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