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Page 21
"A sailor," I answered. "Ah, no, you mustn't," Hannah said. "Sailors are drowned in
the deep. Then some girl will have to cry her beautiful eyes out because of you." I
paid no attention to Hannah's words. I hung onto her warm, dark-colored hand ...
"A sailor," I answered. "Ah, no, you mustn't," Hannah said. "Sailors are drowned in
the deep. Then some girl will have to cry her beautiful eyes out because of you." I
paid no attention to Hannah's words. I hung onto her warm, dark-colored hand ...
Page 139
I have a trick for handling that kind of situation — look people straight in the eyes.
It works very well." We sat in the cab, surrounded by vegetables, and drove down
the main street, Bolkhovskaya Street. We met many acquaintances. We even ...
I have a trick for handling that kind of situation — look people straight in the eyes.
It works very well." We sat in the cab, surrounded by vegetables, and drove down
the main street, Bolkhovskaya Street. We met many acquaintances. We even ...
Page 176
But he was a very clean, well-washed litde general with puffy hands and watery
eyes. His eyes filled with fury when he thought about his enemies — the generals
who had risen higher in the service: Sukhomlinov, Dragomirov, Kuropatkin, and ...
But he was a very clean, well-washed litde general with puffy hands and watery
eyes. His eyes filled with fury when he thought about his enemies — the generals
who had risen higher in the service: Sukhomlinov, Dragomirov, Kuropatkin, and ...
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Contents
The Death of My Father | 3 |
My Grandfather Maxim Grigorievich | 10 |
Carp | 16 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Story of a Life, Volume 1 The Story of a Life, Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Author | Константин Паустовский |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books, 1964 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 18 Apr 2008 |
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