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... dresses , and my father and Uncle Ilko went out on the porch to meet the old men who were approaching as solemnly and ... dress and a scarf with crimson roses , bowed to the old men from the waist . After the first glass of the sticky ...
... dresses , and my father and Uncle Ilko went out on the porch to meet the old men who were approaching as solemnly and ... dress and a scarf with crimson roses , bowed to the old men from the waist . After the first glass of the sticky ...
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... dress , with a gold watch chain around her neck and a red sash pinned to her shoulder . Mama explained to me that this sash was the reward for graduation with honors from the institute where Aunt Yefrosinya Grigorievna had studied ...
... dress , with a gold watch chain around her neck and a red sash pinned to her shoulder . Mama explained to me that this sash was the reward for graduation with honors from the institute where Aunt Yefrosinya Grigorievna had studied ...
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... dresses . These dresses didn't bend . There was not a crease in them and they looked as if they were made of stiff white cardboard . Behind the girls , who were the grand duchesses , swam an enormous lady , rustling loudly in a violet dress ...
... dresses . These dresses didn't bend . There was not a crease in them and they looked as if they were made of stiff white cardboard . Behind the girls , who were the grand duchesses , swam an enormous lady , rustling loudly in a violet dress ...
Contents
The Death of My Father | 3 |
My Grandfather Maxim Grigorievich | 10 |
Carp | 16 |
Copyright | |
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