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He came in, crossed himself in front of the empty ikon corner, turned to us, bowed
from the waist, and asked Mama if she would take some dried mushrooms in
exchange for salt for the brethren. He might have stepped down from a picture of
...
He came in, crossed himself in front of the empty ikon corner, turned to us, bowed
from the waist, and asked Mama if she would take some dried mushrooms in
exchange for salt for the brethren. He might have stepped down from a picture of
...
Page 98
He turned to the journalists: 'Your documents, please.' They reached for them
eagerly, but their hands were trembling. The Commissar waited patiently. He
examined each document, taking his time, and put them away in his pocket.
He turned to the journalists: 'Your documents, please.' They reached for them
eagerly, but their hands were trembling. The Commissar waited patiently. He
examined each document, taking his time, and put them away in his pocket.
Page 207
But it wasn't. Then he turned sulky, as though it were my fault that his coat had
been taken and not mine — almost as though I had been in cahoots with the
thieves. Altogether, Yasha was very unlucky. Nazarov assured us that he was a
Jonah.
But it wasn't. Then he turned sulky, as though it were my fault that his coat had
been taken and not mine — almost as though I had been in cahoots with the
thieves. Altogether, Yasha was very unlucky. Nazarov assured us that he was a
Jonah.
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Contents
Whirlpool page | 7 |
Blue Torches | 23 |
3 The Journalists Cafe | 36 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Story of a Life: In that dawn Volume 3 of Story of a Life, Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Author | Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Publisher | Harvill P., 1967 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Jul 2007 |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / Literary Literary Criticism / Russian & Former Soviet Union |
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