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Page 117
Never did we quarrel so savagely as over croquet, especially with my brother
Borya who was an excellent player and always became 'rover' early on; he would
then start knocking our balls off the lawn, sending them so far out that sometimes
...
Never did we quarrel so savagely as over croquet, especially with my brother
Borya who was an excellent player and always became 'rover' early on; he would
then start knocking our balls off the lawn, sending them so far out that sometimes
...
Page 121
Borya and of Markovich, a Montenegran student who was our lodger. 'Go home
at once,' Borya told me. 'And don't you dare come out again by yourself.' 'Can't I
stay with you?' I begged shyly. 'You'd be crushed to death. Off you go. You'll see ...
Borya and of Markovich, a Montenegran student who was our lodger. 'Go home
at once,' Borya told me. 'And don't you dare come out again by yourself.' 'Can't I
stay with you?' I begged shyly. 'You'd be crushed to death. Off you go. You'll see ...
Page 173
Borya was still living at the Progress Boarding House near the station. He gave
me a friendly though patronising welcome. 'Full marks to you for deciding to stand
on your own feet. You'd better stay with me for a while. Then we'll find you ...
Borya was still living at the Progress Boarding House near the station. He gave
me a friendly though patronising welcome. 'Full marks to you for deciding to stand
on your own feet. You'd better stay with me for a while. Then we'll find you ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Story of a life, Volume 1 Story of a Life, Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Author | Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Publisher | Harvill P., 1964 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Jul 2007 |
| Length | 227 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / Literary Literary Criticism / Russian & Former Soviet Union |
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