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Page 25
It was about a mile and a half from the station to the monastery, which stood on a
high green hill. The pilgrims poured out of the train — Polish peasants with their
wives and a few city folk in dusty derby hats. A fat old priest and some young ...
It was about a mile and a half from the station to the monastery, which stood on a
high green hill. The pilgrims poured out of the train — Polish peasants with their
wives and a few city folk in dusty derby hats. A fat old priest and some young ...
Page 219
It was so quiet that I could hear the water leaking out of the locomotive. Dima met
me at the Bryansk station in Moscow. He had a stubborn little mustache on his
upper lip. He was wearing the uniform of a student at the Technological Institute.
It was so quiet that I could hear the water leaking out of the locomotive. Dima met
me at the Bryansk station in Moscow. He had a stubborn little mustache on his
upper lip. He was wearing the uniform of a student at the Technological Institute.
Page 288
Every night, about two o'clock, when life had died in the city, we trolley operators
moved white hospital cars up to the station. Inside the cars spring beds had been
hung instead of seats. We had to do a lot of waiting. We would smoke near the ...
Every night, about two o'clock, when life had died in the city, we trolley operators
moved white hospital cars up to the station. Inside the cars spring beds had been
hung instead of seats. We had to do a lot of waiting. We would smoke near the ...
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Contents
The Death of My Father | 3 |
My Grandfather Maxim Grigorievich | 10 |
Carp | 16 |
Copyright | |
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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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