Story of a Life, Volume 1Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 70
... Galya in Marinsky Park , reading Stevenson's Treasure Island . Galya was also reading ; her summer hat lay beside her on the bench , its green ribbon stirring in the wind . Earlier it had rained but now the rain had nearly stopped and ...
... Galya in Marinsky Park , reading Stevenson's Treasure Island . Galya was also reading ; her summer hat lay beside her on the bench , its green ribbon stirring in the wind . Earlier it had rained but now the rain had nearly stopped and ...
Page 138
... Galya was trying to talk her out of it ; she believed that the only worthy occupation for a woman was teaching and intended herself to become a village school- mistress . I was sick to death of Galya's views on this subject because she ...
... Galya was trying to talk her out of it ; she believed that the only worthy occupation for a woman was teaching and intended herself to become a village school- mistress . I was sick to death of Galya's views on this subject because she ...
Page 170
... Galya . I went to the station with my uncle and aunt . Mama looked much older , and her voice sounded apologetic when she spoke to my uncle , as if she were trying to justify herself in his eyes . Galya was by now almost completely ...
... Galya . I went to the station with my uncle and aunt . Mama looked much older , and her voice sounded apologetic when she spoke to my uncle , as if she were trying to justify herself in his eyes . Galya was by now almost completely ...
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