Story of a Life, Volume 1Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 111
... blue eyes , he kept weeping and crossing himself . One day we schoolboys took a compass with us and went with Volodya on an expedition into the woods . We came across ravines , filled to the edge with brambles and wild hops , water ...
... blue eyes , he kept weeping and crossing himself . One day we schoolboys took a compass with us and went with Volodya on an expedition into the woods . We came across ravines , filled to the edge with brambles and wild hops , water ...
Page 136
... blue sea like a Treasure Island , with lilac clouds on the tops of its mountains . The white port of Sebastopol sailed slowly towards us , greeting us with the midday salute of its guns and the blue crosses of St Andrew's flags . The ...
... blue sea like a Treasure Island , with lilac clouds on the tops of its mountains . The white port of Sebastopol sailed slowly towards us , greeting us with the midday salute of its guns and the blue crosses of St Andrew's flags . The ...
Page 272
... blue - evidently the sky above it was clear . Uncle Kolya had lit the samovar and was letting it smoke outside the verandah . The smoke rose straight up . A faint smell of burnt fir - cones drifted into the room . I lay in bed , looking ...
... blue - evidently the sky above it was clear . Uncle Kolya had lit the samovar and was letting it smoke outside the verandah . The smoke rose straight up . A faint smell of burnt fir - cones drifted into the room . I lay in bed , looking ...
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