Story of a Life, Volume 1Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 111
... clouds of minnows darting about over the bottom . At last we found a rotting wooden cross beside a stream . A tin cup hung from the crossbeam , held firmly in place by the wood- bine which had wound itself round it . We tore it away and ...
... clouds of minnows darting about over the bottom . At last we found a rotting wooden cross beside a stream . A tin cup hung from the crossbeam , held firmly in place by the wood- bine which had wound itself round it . We tore it away and ...
Page 112
... clouds which made our heads spin . The clouds seemed very close to the tops of the tall pines . You felt like reaching out and touching their snow - white domes . Above them there were pale ripples across the sky , spreading out into ...
... clouds which made our heads spin . The clouds seemed very close to the tops of the tall pines . You felt like reaching out and touching their snow - white domes . Above them there were pale ripples across the sky , spreading out into ...
Page 136
... clouds of grey pigeons and white seagulls mixing as they wheeled over the ships . Once again I was at the seaside , but the gentle landfall made it friendlier here than in the Caucasus . An ancient steamer , the Pushkin , took us across ...
... clouds of grey pigeons and white seagulls mixing as they wheeled over the ships . Once again I was at the seaside , but the gentle landfall made it friendlier here than in the Caucasus . An ancient steamer , the Pushkin , took us across ...
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