Story of a Life: Years of hopeHarvill Press, 1968 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 189
... midshipman said with relish , ' the Dimitry is heading for a watery grave . ' He was ticked off sharply by the Commissar of the Nikolayevsk Port . There was no sign of danger so far . We sailed in a light mist . Swaying gently , the ...
... midshipman said with relish , ' the Dimitry is heading for a watery grave . ' He was ticked off sharply by the Commissar of the Nikolayevsk Port . There was no sign of danger so far . We sailed in a light mist . Swaying gently , the ...
Page 190
... midshipman . ' You'll get seasick . You ought to lie down . ' ' Can't you see , sir , there's no room for me , ' said the Jew . The midshipman went out , shook the carpet - baggers awake and cleared a space for him . ' An Old Testament ...
... midshipman . ' You'll get seasick . You ought to lie down . ' ' Can't you see , sir , there's no room for me , ' said the Jew . The midshipman went out , shook the carpet - baggers awake and cleared a space for him . ' An Old Testament ...
Page 210
... Midshipman and the goat Martha . Her dirty , greasy coat had the grey sheen of stale candle- wax or of rancid lard . The Midshipman pulled her on a rope and we walked to Historic Boulevard , where the goat cropped the remnants of dry ...
... Midshipman and the goat Martha . Her dirty , greasy coat had the grey sheen of stale candle- wax or of rancid lard . The Midshipman pulled her on a rope and we walked to Historic Boulevard , where the goat cropped the remnants of dry ...
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Forerunners of Ostap Bender page | 7 |
Plywood Maze | 25 |
Barley Gruel | 29 |
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