Story of a Life: In that dawnHarvill P., 1965 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 48
... Shchelkunov had a habit of picking up stray kittens in the street and carrying them about in his overcoat pockets until late at night when he took them home to be fed by his wife . He looked like a country doctor . His damp beard was un ...
... Shchelkunov had a habit of picking up stray kittens in the street and carrying them about in his overcoat pockets until late at night when he took them home to be fed by his wife . He looked like a country doctor . His damp beard was un ...
Page 49
... Shchelkunov's brief- case . It was useless to make a scene . At the first sign , Shchelkunov silently wriggled into his coat , put down his head and charged out of the café like a bull . No power on earth could stop him . Breathing ...
... Shchelkunov's brief- case . It was useless to make a scene . At the first sign , Shchelkunov silently wriggled into his coat , put down his head and charged out of the café like a bull . No power on earth could stop him . Breathing ...
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... Shchelkunov about the hidden cities of Arabia , I conceived a passion for the East . I wanted to study its poetry and Shchelkunov gladly found me books by Saadi , Omar Khayám and Hafız . It may seem strange that at a time of revolution ...
... Shchelkunov about the hidden cities of Arabia , I conceived a passion for the East . I wanted to study its poetry and Shchelkunov gladly found me books by Saadi , Omar Khayám and Hafız . It may seem strange that at a time of revolution ...
Contents
Whirlpool page | 7 |
Blue Torches | 23 |
The Journalists Café | 36 |
Copyright | |
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