Story of a Life: Years of hopeHarvill Press, 1968 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 79
... sitting on a bench in the yard , smoking , gazing at the stars and softly singing a Ukrainian song which had nothing to do with the sea : Unharness the horses , lads , And lay you down to rest . He sang , smoked and enjoyed himself ...
... sitting on a bench in the yard , smoking , gazing at the stars and softly singing a Ukrainian song which had nothing to do with the sea : Unharness the horses , lads , And lay you down to rest . He sang , smoked and enjoyed himself ...
Page 139
... sitting on the parapet on the cliff . Babel was absent- mindedly throwing pebbles into the sea ; they cracked like pistol shots as they hit the rocks . ' It's all right for you other writers , ' said Babel , although I was not yet a ...
... sitting on the parapet on the cliff . Babel was absent- mindedly throwing pebbles into the sea ; they cracked like pistol shots as they hit the rocks . ' It's all right for you other writers , ' said Babel , although I was not yet a ...
Page 172
... sitting still and uncomplaining was that the slightest movement would have brought her out of her wretched little patch of shadow into the blazing August sun . After a while it occurred to us that it would be much less trouble and more ...
... sitting still and uncomplaining was that the slightest movement would have brought her out of her wretched little patch of shadow into the blazing August sun . After a while it occurred to us that it would be much less trouble and more ...
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Forerunners of Ostap Bender page | 7 |
Plywood Maze | 25 |
Barley Gruel | 29 |
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