Story of a Life, Volume 1Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 58
... dress darned at the elbows and with a shawl over her head . For once she was without her elegant kid gloves and her shoes had trodden down heels . I looked at her gratefully and we set off . Mama climbed valiantly down into the ravine ...
... dress darned at the elbows and with a shawl over her head . For once she was without her elegant kid gloves and her shoes had trodden down heels . I looked at her gratefully and we set off . Mama climbed valiantly down into the ravine ...
Page 224
... dress - the one that in my child- hood I only saw her wear for Easter , and she pinned a bunch of artificial heliotropes on her breast . But the dress no 224 Story of a Life.
... dress - the one that in my child- hood I only saw her wear for Easter , and she pinned a bunch of artificial heliotropes on her breast . But the dress no 224 Story of a Life.
Page 235
... dress and a large hat ; ostrich feathers drooped over the brim . Her face was lifeless , beautiful and ill - tempered . Following her in Indian file came four small girls in equally stiff white dresses and with pale thin lips ; the dresses ...
... dress and a large hat ; ostrich feathers drooped over the brim . Her face was lifeless , beautiful and ill - tempered . Following her in Indian file came four small girls in equally stiff white dresses and with pale thin lips ; the dresses ...
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