Story of a Life, Volume 1Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 156
... talking about , a brighter future and was gentle and ebullient . But unlike him , he was an excellent metallurgist and the author of many learned articles on the properties of various metals . These he translated into French , which he ...
... talking about , a brighter future and was gentle and ebullient . But unlike him , he was an excellent metallurgist and the author of many learned articles on the properties of various metals . These he translated into French , which he ...
Page 185
... talked and talked , examining his long , thin fingers . He seemed to be intoxicated with grief . His style was always a little inflated and theatrical , but at the moment we were unaware of this . We sat listening , our eyes downcast ...
... talked and talked , examining his long , thin fingers . He seemed to be intoxicated with grief . His style was always a little inflated and theatrical , but at the moment we were unaware of this . We sat listening , our eyes downcast ...
Page 256
... talked to it all the way home , and it jumped up and snapped at my coat sleeve to show that it understood . ' Listen ... talking . If my grandmother heard us , she got up , dressed , and came and sat with us late into the night . One ...
... talked to it all the way home , and it jumped up and snapped at my coat sleeve to show that it understood . ' Listen ... talking . If my grandmother heard us , she got up , dressed , and came and sat with us late into the night . One ...
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