Story of a Life, Volume 1Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 45
... leaves could be seen reaching for the surface . In the evening , before we started for home , Aunt Nadya sang in the low - ceilinged hall , accompanied at the piano by the artist whose fingers , still covered with resin , kept sticking ...
... leaves could be seen reaching for the surface . In the evening , before we started for home , Aunt Nadya sang in the low - ceilinged hall , accompanied at the piano by the artist whose fingers , still covered with resin , kept sticking ...
Page 96
... leaves and bunches of grapes . " That's Venetian glass , ' said Cherpunov , helping me with the buttons and hanging ... leaves of a philodendron plant and some long branches dangling from the ceiling , with aromatic red cones on them ...
... leaves and bunches of grapes . " That's Venetian glass , ' said Cherpunov , helping me with the buttons and hanging ... leaves of a philodendron plant and some long branches dangling from the ceiling , with aromatic red cones on them ...
Page 271
... leaves of the water lilies stood straight up . The rain beat on the roof , and our top floor was as noisy as the inside of a drum . Everyone cursed the weather except Uncle Kolya , Gleb and I. We put on our raincoats and went to the dam ...
... leaves of the water lilies stood straight up . The rain beat on the roof , and our top floor was as noisy as the inside of a drum . Everyone cursed the weather except Uncle Kolya , Gleb and I. We put on our raincoats and went to the dam ...
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