Story of a Life, Volume 1Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 120
... Square and also shouted hurrah and flung up our hats . They caught in the branches of the chestnuts . We shook them down together with a crackling rain of leaves and roared with laughter . We had already pinned red ribbons to our coats ...
... Square and also shouted hurrah and flung up our hats . They caught in the branches of the chestnuts . We shook them down together with a crackling rain of leaves and roared with laughter . We had already pinned red ribbons to our coats ...
Page 238
... square . It was empty . The mounted police had dispersed the crowd in front of the doors of the theatre and were driving it farther up the side streets . The horses were backing , pawing the ground and filling the square with the drum ...
... square . It was empty . The mounted police had dispersed the crowd in front of the doors of the theatre and were driving it farther up the side streets . The horses were backing , pawing the ground and filling the square with the drum ...
Page 242
... square we got into a melée of sleighs , bells , tall painted yokes , horses ' heads breathing steam at us , policemen's faces with frozen moustaches , and the sound of church bells rocking the air . We drove over Borodino Bridge . The ...
... square we got into a melée of sleighs , bells , tall painted yokes , horses ' heads breathing steam at us , policemen's faces with frozen moustaches , and the sound of church bells rocking the air . We drove over Borodino Bridge . The ...
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