Story of a Life, Volume 1Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 44
... mother kept saying : ' Really , Sasha ! When will you grow up ? ' Afterwards he took Aunt Nadya and me by the hand and led us to his room . There were paint brushes and squeezed tubes of paint lying about and the room was in great ...
... mother kept saying : ' Really , Sasha ! When will you grow up ? ' Afterwards he took Aunt Nadya and me by the hand and led us to his room . There were paint brushes and squeezed tubes of paint lying about and the room was in great ...
Page 95
... mother ? ' ' Shall I come with my mother ? ' ' No - why ? -come by yourself . Mothers don't understand about geography . ' Next Sunday I put on my uniform and went to call on Cherpunov . He lived in a small cottage in the suburb of ...
... mother ? ' ' Shall I come with my mother ? ' ' No - why ? -come by yourself . Mothers don't understand about geography . ' Next Sunday I put on my uniform and went to call on Cherpunov . He lived in a small cottage in the suburb of ...
Page 138
... mother's . The grown - ups had nicknamed Lena ' the mermaid ' . She often passed our villa at dusk , going down for a long swim in the sea and coming back with a towel over her shoulder , singing : " In the wide blue sea In the azure ...
... mother's . The grown - ups had nicknamed Lena ' the mermaid ' . She often passed our villa at dusk , going down for a long swim in the sea and coming back with a towel over her shoulder , singing : " In the wide blue sea In the azure ...
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