Story of a Life, Volume 1Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 9
... give him shelter and warmth . None of the Orthodox clergy would go to Gorodishche , all excused themselves on grounds of illness or of being busy . Only a young Catholic priest consented to go . He warned me that we would first have to ...
... give him shelter and warmth . None of the Orthodox clergy would go to Gorodishche , all excused themselves on grounds of illness or of being busy . Only a young Catholic priest consented to go . He warned me that we would first have to ...
Page 174
... give money to this monster ? Give ! ' She turned on Potocki , clutching his sleeve . The seam cracked and split . Potocki tore himself free and raced for the landing ; the woman dashed after him , her heels going off like pistol shots . ' ...
... give money to this monster ? Give ! ' She turned on Potocki , clutching his sleeve . The seam cracked and split . Potocki tore himself free and raced for the landing ; the woman dashed after him , her heels going off like pistol shots . ' ...
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... give anything less than top marks to any boy he called to the board . ' A most fortunate occurrence , ' he muttered , grinning into his moustache . We repeated our performance the next time , hard as he tried to trip us up and drove us ...
... give anything less than top marks to any boy he called to the board . ' A most fortunate occurrence , ' he muttered , grinning into his moustache . We repeated our performance the next time , hard as he tried to trip us up and drove us ...
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