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Page 102
... Krupnik in my office . He sat on the windowsill , crying and wiping his eyes on a spotted handkerchief . His pince - nez swung at the end of its black cord in time to his sobs . I asked what was wrong . He waved me away as though my ...
... Krupnik in my office . He sat on the windowsill , crying and wiping his eyes on a spotted handkerchief . His pince - nez swung at the end of its black cord in time to his sobs . I asked what was wrong . He waved me away as though my ...
Page 106
... Krupnik . ' ' I knew it , the bastard ! ' ' Why ? What's the matter ? ' ' Oh , nothing much . ' He grinned ferociously . ' Just a fascinating little incident . May a windlass knock his brains out , that King of Reporters . Only that I ...
... Krupnik . ' ' I knew it , the bastard ! ' ' Why ? What's the matter ? ' ' Oh , nothing much . ' He grinned ferociously . ' Just a fascinating little incident . May a windlass knock his brains out , that King of Reporters . Only that I ...
Page 107
... Krupnik vanished . Ivanov , furious , ordered him to be brought in , dead or alive . But he was nowhere to be found . He had not spent the night at home . A fortnight went by . One day , I arrived at the office very early as usual ...
... Krupnik vanished . Ivanov , furious , ordered him to be brought in , dead or alive . But he was nowhere to be found . He had not spent the night at home . A fortnight went by . One day , I arrived at the office very early as usual ...
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Plywood Maze | 25 |
Barley Gruel | 29 |
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