Story of a Life: Years of hopeHarvill Press, 1968 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 22
... smiled . My heart sank . He looked at each of us in turn and grinned again . ' Who is the head of the section ? You ... smile . ' Of course , you are quite right . ' He asked Volodya to come to his office to attend a meeting of heads of ...
... smiled . My heart sank . He looked at each of us in turn and grinned again . ' Who is the head of the section ? You ... smile . ' Of course , you are quite right . ' He asked Volodya to come to his office to attend a meeting of heads of ...
Page 61
... smiled , showing small sharp teeth . ' I am known as an adventurer , but that's only one of those Odessa lies . I have a proposition to put to you , two propositions , in fact . Seriously , no joke . ' He put his cap on the back of his ...
... smiled , showing small sharp teeth . ' I am known as an adventurer , but that's only one of those Odessa lies . I have a proposition to put to you , two propositions , in fact . Seriously , no joke . ' He put his cap on the back of his ...
Page 169
... smiled , but I knew it was only to reassure me . We had to live of course . We lived hard but I was too busy to notice . I had so many cares , I couldn't even count them . To start with , washing . We bathed in the sea . But after ...
... smiled , but I knew it was only to reassure me . We had to live of course . We lived hard but I was too busy to notice . I had so many cares , I couldn't even count them . To start with , washing . We bathed in the sea . But after ...
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Plywood Maze | 25 |
Barley Gruel | 29 |
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