Story of a lifePantheon Books, 1964 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 27
... give him a long , sad look over his spectacles and shake his head . ' Shame on you , young man . You're good at making rows , but a little thing like cutting the money yourself and saving trouble for the finance department - that's ...
... give him a long , sad look over his spectacles and shake his head . ' Shame on you , young man . You're good at making rows , but a little thing like cutting the money yourself and saving trouble for the finance department - that's ...
Page 72
Константин Паустовский. give him a glance . He took down the second volume and extracted the tissue paper from that . ' Now we'll smoke , ' he said , pleased . ' Eddie ! You mustn't ! It isn't nice ! ' The tall man silently tore a strip ...
Константин Паустовский. give him a glance . He took down the second volume and extracted the tissue paper from that . ' Now we'll smoke , ' he said , pleased . ' Eddie ! You mustn't ! It isn't nice ! ' The tall man silently tore a strip ...
Page 135
... give you pneumonia . If they take a gnat out of your ear you'll end up with a perforated ear - drum . ' " Then what am I to do , oh Lord ? ' Mrs Gronfein cried , falling to her knees and flinging up her arms . ' Give me eyes that I may ...
... give you pneumonia . If they take a gnat out of your ear you'll end up with a perforated ear - drum . ' " Then what am I to do , oh Lord ? ' Mrs Gronfein cried , falling to her knees and flinging up her arms . ' Give me eyes that I may ...
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Plywood Maze | 25 |
Barley Gruel | 29 |
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