Story of a Life, Volume 1Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 129
... knew what would turn up on the negatives . Besides , no one - not even Mama - dared to come in while I was at work . I was cut off from the world . Even the familiar household sounds - clattering dishes , clocks striking the hour ...
... knew what would turn up on the negatives . Besides , no one - not even Mama - dared to come in while I was at work . I was cut off from the world . Even the familiar household sounds - clattering dishes , clocks striking the hour ...
Page 158
... knew he was right , of course , but I hated being stared at , all the same . The habit was too ingrained . I used to catch myself out in a terror of behaving differently from others , and in being ashamed of my poverty and trying to ...
... knew he was right , of course , but I hated being stared at , all the same . The habit was too ingrained . I used to catch myself out in a terror of behaving differently from others , and in being ashamed of my poverty and trying to ...
Page 259
... knew . The future was vague and alarming , chiefly because we were bound to scatter and lose touch . It was the end of our cheerful , closely knit family life . Before the start of the exams , a meeting was held in the garden , to which ...
... knew . The future was vague and alarming , chiefly because we were bound to scatter and lose touch . It was the end of our cheerful , closely knit family life . Before the start of the exams , a meeting was held in the garden , to which ...
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