Story of a Life, Volume 1Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 143
... wind ? It's blowing up for a storm . ' Above my head was a round - faced clock which invariably woke me up when it struck two in the morning . This time I awoke as usual but realised at once that something very strange was going on . A ...
... wind ? It's blowing up for a storm . ' Above my head was a round - faced clock which invariably woke me up when it struck two in the morning . This time I awoke as usual but realised at once that something very strange was going on . A ...
Page 254
... wind drove it away . Lukyanovka was full of the smell of melting snow and wood bark ; the wind carried it from across the river , where the woods were darkening with the approach of spring . The roofs dripped , the icicles tinkled , and ...
... wind drove it away . Lukyanovka was full of the smell of melting snow and wood bark ; the wind carried it from across the river , where the woods were darkening with the approach of spring . The roofs dripped , the icicles tinkled , and ...
Page 271
... wind . The wind tore leaves off the trees and sealed them to our faces . Our raincoats turned as stiff as wood . We shouted to each other . We got into the very thick of the storm , and choking , turned our backs to it . ' Marvellous ...
... wind . The wind tore leaves off the trees and sealed them to our faces . Our raincoats turned as stiff as wood . We shouted to each other . We got into the very thick of the storm , and choking , turned our backs to it . ' Marvellous ...
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