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Page 172
... look like bankrupt stock from the suburbs of Vienna or Berlin . The dense crowd flows ceaselessly to and fro . Perhaps it is the crowd that gives the Nevsky its charac- ter . It does not , as in those other streets , consist chiefly of ...
... look like bankrupt stock from the suburbs of Vienna or Berlin . The dense crowd flows ceaselessly to and fro . Perhaps it is the crowd that gives the Nevsky its charac- ter . It does not , as in those other streets , consist chiefly of ...
Page 204
... look very alarming . It came nearer , very quickly , with a roar like the roar of a stormy sea , and I saw that the waves were much larger than I had thought . I didn't like the look of them , and I tightened my belt so that my trousers ...
... look very alarming . It came nearer , very quickly , with a roar like the roar of a stormy sea , and I saw that the waves were much larger than I had thought . I didn't like the look of them , and I tightened my belt so that my trousers ...
Page 307
... look . He speaks seldom , and then slowly , in a pleasant voice . He is more at home with patois than with French . He has large , grimy hands and looks strong . His grey eyes have a soft , rather pathetic look . accentuated by the coal ...
... look . He speaks seldom , and then slowly , in a pleasant voice . He is more at home with patois than with French . He has large , grimy hands and looks strong . His grey eyes have a soft , rather pathetic look . accentuated by the coal ...
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