Story of a Life, Volume 1Harvill P., 1965 |
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... girls their fortunes : the one whose candle floated the farthest without going out would be luckiest . The most fortunate of all was the girl whose wreath drifted into the whirlpool and continued slowly to revolve in the eddy of the ...
... girls their fortunes : the one whose candle floated the farthest without going out would be luckiest . The most fortunate of all was the girl whose wreath drifted into the whirlpool and continued slowly to revolve in the eddy of the ...
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... girls ; they were followed by a handsome old man in a student's uniform , but there was no sign of Lyuba . The girls giggled as they unwound my scarf and pulled off my coat , while the old man sang in a young voice ' Three goddesses ...
... girls ; they were followed by a handsome old man in a student's uniform , but there was no sign of Lyuba . The girls giggled as they unwound my scarf and pulled off my coat , while the old man sang in a young voice ' Three goddesses ...
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... girl he was supposed to help . Six girls — six cribs . Any girl could have used any one of the cribs . It only made an extra complication when it came to dropping the notes . ' ' Good Lord ! Have you no imagination ? Are you a complete ...
... girl he was supposed to help . Six girls — six cribs . Any girl could have used any one of the cribs . It only made an extra complication when it came to dropping the notes . ' ' Good Lord ! Have you no imagination ? Are you a complete ...
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