Story of a Life, Volume 1Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 55
... yard to yard playing the accordion . For a little extra she would play the ' Marseillaise ' . On such occasions a boy was posted as look - out at the gate to watch for the policeman who patrolled the street . Not only did she play the ...
... yard to yard playing the accordion . For a little extra she would play the ' Marseillaise ' . On such occasions a boy was posted as look - out at the gate to watch for the policeman who patrolled the street . Not only did she play the ...
Page 126
... yard when , at about midday , we heard several shots . They began again in the afternoon and grew more frequent . A fire started in Vassily Street and charred pieces of paper blew into our yard . Later on , my father brought home the ...
... yard when , at about midday , we heard several shots . They began again in the afternoon and grew more frequent . A fire started in Vassily Street and charred pieces of paper blew into our yard . Later on , my father brought home the ...
Page 264
... yard . Fortunately the inner courtyard had a back way out and the porter assured them that we must have escaped that way . After a few minutes they left . We slept like the dead until midday , when Stanishevsky's sisters went to ...
... yard . Fortunately the inner courtyard had a back way out and the porter assured them that we must have escaped that way . After a few minutes they left . We slept like the dead until midday , when Stanishevsky's sisters went to ...
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