Story of a Life, Volume 1Harvill P., 1965 |
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... grandmother's hand . ' What are they doing it for ? ' I whispered . ' It's all right , don't be frightened , ' she ... grandmother whether she had any illness of which she wished to be cured . Grandmother , always nervous about her ...
... grandmother's hand . ' What are they doing it for ? ' I whispered . ' It's all right , don't be frightened , ' she ... grandmother whether she had any illness of which she wished to be cured . Grandmother , always nervous about her ...
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... grandmother Vikentia Ivanovna had stayed on in Cher- kassy with her daughter Euphrosine . But Aunt Euphrosine died the summer I went to the Sevryuks , and Grandmother came to live with one of her other daughters , Vera , who was married ...
... grandmother Vikentia Ivanovna had stayed on in Cher- kassy with her daughter Euphrosine . But Aunt Euphrosine died the summer I went to the Sevryuks , and Grandmother came to live with one of her other daughters , Vera , who was married ...
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... Grandmother from high overhead- the clean hard sun of the Kiev summer - and it occurred to me that it was here , in the warmth and freshness of this garden , that Grandmother would some day fall asleep for the last time . We were great ...
... Grandmother from high overhead- the clean hard sun of the Kiev summer - and it occurred to me that it was here , in the warmth and freshness of this garden , that Grandmother would some day fall asleep for the last time . We were great ...
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