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Page 130
... Gronfein . At Gronfein's , Babel met the daughter of the house , Evgenia , then in her last year at school , and they fell in love . There could be no question of marriage : a penniless student , the son of a small Odessa tradesman ...
... Gronfein . At Gronfein's , Babel met the daughter of the house , Evgenia , then in her last year at school , and they fell in love . There could be no question of marriage : a penniless student , the son of a small Odessa tradesman ...
Page 134
... . Half - way through breakfast , just as Mrs Gronfein was working up to her usual scene over the eggs ( ' Don't you like your mother - in - law , Babel ? ' ) Lucian clutched his ear , slipped off his chair , and 134 Years of Hope.
... . Half - way through breakfast , just as Mrs Gronfein was working up to her usual scene over the eggs ( ' Don't you like your mother - in - law , Babel ? ' ) Lucian clutched his ear , slipped off his chair , and 134 Years of Hope.
Page 136
... Gronfein wrote indignantly . ' What do think Professor Grinfeld found ? Professor Grinfeld's verdict is that the little devil had stuffed a piece of indelible pencil into his ear ! Apart from that there was not the slightest thing wrong ...
... Gronfein wrote indignantly . ' What do think Professor Grinfeld found ? Professor Grinfeld's verdict is that the little devil had stuffed a piece of indelible pencil into his ear ! Apart from that there was not the slightest thing wrong ...
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