Story of a Life: Years of hopeHarvill Press, 1968 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 46
... thought up by General d'Anselme ; even the Whites , his allies , thought him stupid as a donkey and as mean as Plyushhkin . 13 Two days passed . All Odessa crowded on to the beaches , waiting to see what would happen . The French were ...
... thought up by General d'Anselme ; even the Whites , his allies , thought him stupid as a donkey and as mean as Plyushhkin . 13 Two days passed . All Odessa crowded on to the beaches , waiting to see what would happen . The French were ...
Page 113
... thought of the tipsy Greek at the gate . This was clearly his work . A crowd had gathered round the smouldering heap . The woman told them my sad tale , indignantly shouting and gesticulat- ing . I went straight home . I was choking ...
... thought of the tipsy Greek at the gate . This was clearly his work . A crowd had gathered round the smouldering heap . The woman told them my sad tale , indignantly shouting and gesticulat- ing . I went straight home . I was choking ...
Page 203
... thought he had forgotten me . I gave a tentative cough . ' It's you I'm thinking about , ' he said . ' You say you have no bread at all ? And no roof over your head ? That's bad . ' He thought about it for a few more minutes ; then he ...
... thought he had forgotten me . I gave a tentative cough . ' It's you I'm thinking about , ' he said . ' You say you have no bread at all ? And no roof over your head ? That's bad . ' He thought about it for a few more minutes ; then he ...
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Forerunners of Ostap Bender page | 7 |
Plywood Maze | 25 |
Barley Gruel | 29 |
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