Story of a Life, Volume 1Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 137
... Alushta was at first disappointingly dull . Our villa was on the outskirts of the town , just beyond the Stakheyev quay . The stony ground and the sweet - smelling thickets of thuya , the sea and the distant hills of Sudak - this was ...
... Alushta was at first disappointingly dull . Our villa was on the outskirts of the town , just beyond the Stakheyev quay . The stony ground and the sweet - smelling thickets of thuya , the sea and the distant hills of Sudak - this was ...
Page 139
... Alushta , he had business in Petersburg . Borya also went away - he had to sit for his entrance examination to the Kiev Technological Institute . Mama was for some reason disturbed by my father's departure and ceased to take any notice ...
... Alushta , he had business in Petersburg . Borya also went away - he had to sit for his entrance examination to the Kiev Technological Institute . Mama was for some reason disturbed by my father's departure and ceased to take any notice ...
Page 145
... Alushta . ' I climbed in . ' Are you from the orphanage ? ' he asked over his shoulder . ' No , I'm at high school . ' As always in places we are sorry to leave , my last days in Alushta were extraordinarily sad and happy at the same ...
... Alushta . ' I climbed in . ' Are you from the orphanage ? ' he asked over his shoulder . ' No , I'm at high school . ' As always in places we are sorry to leave , my last days in Alushta were extraordinarily sad and happy at the same ...
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