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Page 58
... Dnieper . Walls of pink and white lilac , three times a man's height , bent and rustled with their weight of blossom . There were fountains in the middle of the lawns . A wide belt of parks — the Marinsky and the Dvortsovi , the Tsar's ...
... Dnieper . Walls of pink and white lilac , three times a man's height , bent and rustled with their weight of blossom . There were fountains in the middle of the lawns . A wide belt of parks — the Marinsky and the Dvortsovi , the Tsar's ...
Page 69
... Dnieper on a bridge . I could see the Kiev Lavra , * in the distance , and the Dnieper washing the sandy islands around the foundations of the bridge . " She's the devil's own old hag ! " the girl said . " Madame Demi- femme ! But don't ...
... Dnieper on a bridge . I could see the Kiev Lavra , * in the distance , and the Dnieper washing the sandy islands around the foundations of the bridge . " She's the devil's own old hag ! " the girl said . " Madame Demi- femme ! But don't ...
Page 181
... Dnieper ! Well ? Are you going to put me ashore or not ? " " Talk to me about it ! ” " I am talking to you , " the old man answered peevishly . " Who ever heard of taking passengers all the way to Teremtsov ? " " Why can't you ...
... Dnieper ! Well ? Are you going to put me ashore or not ? " " Talk to me about it ! ” " I am talking to you , " the old man answered peevishly . " Who ever heard of taking passengers all the way to Teremtsov ? " " Why can't you ...
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The Death of My Father | 3 |
My Grandfather Maxim Grigorievich | 10 |
Carp | 16 |
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