Story of a Life, Volume 1Harvill P., 1965 |
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... pulled her hand away when the officer struck Ostap across the face with his whip , shouting " You lout ! Remember who you are ! " " The horses reared and galloped off . Ostap had seized his hammer , meaning to throw it at the officer ...
... pulled her hand away when the officer struck Ostap across the face with his whip , shouting " You lout ! Remember who you are ! " " The horses reared and galloped off . Ostap had seized his hammer , meaning to throw it at the officer ...
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... pulled into Belaya Tserkov in the evening . My father hired one of the drivers who waited in front of the station , and he got us to Gorodishche in the middle of the night . Half asleep I heard the monotonous jangling of the springs ...
... pulled into Belaya Tserkov in the evening . My father hired one of the drivers who waited in front of the station , and he got us to Gorodishche in the middle of the night . Half asleep I heard the monotonous jangling of the springs ...
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Konstantin Paustovsky. boat pulled alongside the flat Polessye bank . Clouds of mosquitoes buzzed overhead . The sun was setting in the whitish mist above the river . The air on the wooded bank felt chilly . A fire had been lit and three ...
Konstantin Paustovsky. boat pulled alongside the flat Polessye bank . Clouds of mosquitoes buzzed overhead . The sun was setting in the whitish mist above the river . The air on the wooded bank felt chilly . A fire had been lit and three ...
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