Story of a Life, Volume 1Harvill P., 1965 |
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... quiet . After a breakfast of weak tea and dry biscuits , we ate nothing more until Lent ended on the following day after the Easter Mass . We rather enjoyed feeling a little hungry . There was a faint ringing in our ears as the long day ...
... quiet . After a breakfast of weak tea and dry biscuits , we ate nothing more until Lent ended on the following day after the Easter Mass . We rather enjoyed feeling a little hungry . There was a faint ringing in our ears as the long day ...
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... quiet lake to another , its slow current making a streak of silver through them . It was very hot . Dragonflies darted about over the water . As we drove through a deserted park on the edge of the town , Lisa told us that Pushkin had ...
... quiet lake to another , its slow current making a streak of silver through them . It was very hot . Dragonflies darted about over the water . As we drove through a deserted park on the edge of the town , Lisa told us that Pushkin had ...
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... Quiet , citizens ! ' ordered a hoarse voice near by . The crowd grew very quiet . We had reached the pavement and the girl was pulling me towards the arched gateway of a yellow building I recognised as the post office . I couldn't ...
... Quiet , citizens ! ' ordered a hoarse voice near by . The crowd grew very quiet . We had reached the pavement and the girl was pulling me towards the arched gateway of a yellow building I recognised as the post office . I couldn't ...
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