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... Lelya bandaged me , crying from fright and shame and laughing through her tears over her stupidity and my sorry appearance . One day Lelya came to the church , tiptoed up behind me , took the book by Rabindranath Tagore out of my hands ...
... Lelya bandaged me , crying from fright and shame and laughing through her tears over her stupidity and my sorry appearance . One day Lelya came to the church , tiptoed up behind me , took the book by Rabindranath Tagore out of my hands ...
Page 308
... Lelya asked him . " No , it's not bad , little sister , " the soldier answered sadly . " As ground , it's all right , even if it's like land ploughed in autumn , somehow . As if it were sleeping in the daytime . ” Lelya laughed , and ...
... Lelya asked him . " No , it's not bad , little sister , " the soldier answered sadly . " As ground , it's all right , even if it's like land ploughed in autumn , somehow . As if it were sleeping in the daytime . ” Lelya laughed , and ...
Page 390
... Lelya seemed to have lost consciousness . She hardly tossed at all , lying so still that sometimes I grew frightened and leaned over her to hear her breathing . The night dragged slowly on . There were no signs by which one could know ...
... Lelya seemed to have lost consciousness . She hardly tossed at all , lying so still that sometimes I grew frightened and leaned over her to hear her breathing . The night dragged slowly on . There were no signs by which one could know ...
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The Death of My Father | 3 |
My Grandfather Maxim Grigorievich | 10 |
Carp | 16 |
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