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Page 19
I filled a pail with water from the pond, threw grass into it, and waited. The red
floats stood motionless in the water. Then one of them would begin to bob,
starting ripples of light, or would plunge suddenly down, or be yanked quickly to
one side.
I filled a pail with water from the pond, threw grass into it, and waited. The red
floats stood motionless in the water. Then one of them would begin to bob,
starting ripples of light, or would plunge suddenly down, or be yanked quickly to
one side.
Page 104
Gleb Af anasiev walked with me. He became suddenly very serious. "Yes, Kostik !
" he said to me on the way, and he sighed deeply. I told my father that Chekhov
had died. My father suddenly grew pinched in the face, and all hunched over.
Gleb Af anasiev walked with me. He became suddenly very serious. "Yes, Kostik !
" he said to me on the way, and he sighed deeply. I told my father that Chekhov
had died. My father suddenly grew pinched in the face, and all hunched over.
Page 612
Suddenly I heard a horse running. Someone was riding up to the warehouse,
dismounting, swearing heavily. I recognized Antoshchenko's voice. Sometimes
he used to check the guards at night. Antoshchenko walked up to the warehouse.
Suddenly I heard a horse running. Someone was riding up to the warehouse,
dismounting, swearing heavily. I recognized Antoshchenko's voice. Sometimes
he used to check the guards at night. Antoshchenko walked up to the warehouse.
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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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