Story of a Life: In that dawnHarvill P., 1965 |
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... Yasha Lifshits , a Petrograd journalist . Homeless , he had joined us as the third lodger at Dr Landesman's . A dishevelled , restless little man , he was known as ' Yasha on Roller - skates ' because of his extraordinary walk . He took ...
... Yasha Lifshits , a Petrograd journalist . Homeless , he had joined us as the third lodger at Dr Landesman's . A dishevelled , restless little man , he was known as ' Yasha on Roller - skates ' because of his extraordinary walk . He took ...
Page 209
... Yasha woke me by opening the door very carefully but with a loud squeak . I opened my eyes , glanced at the bedside ... Yasha's terror - stricken eyes . He too was watching the thermo- meter , motionless . The thermometer rolled off and ...
... Yasha woke me by opening the door very carefully but with a loud squeak . I opened my eyes , glanced at the bedside ... Yasha's terror - stricken eyes . He too was watching the thermo- meter , motionless . The thermometer rolled off and ...
Page 211
... Yasha stumbled . Afterwards , whenever we talked about it , he insisted that the harder you try to do your best , the surer you are to be brought to grief by some footling accident . Personally , I thought the whole trouble had been due ...
... Yasha stumbled . Afterwards , whenever we talked about it , he insisted that the harder you try to do your best , the surer you are to be brought to grief by some footling accident . Personally , I thought the whole trouble had been due ...
Contents
Whirlpool page | 7 |
Blue Torches | 23 |
The Journalists Café | 36 |
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