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Page 8
... keeper's job fell vacant , he offered to take it on . I pointed out that , even so , he was really an in- mate like the others , but he wouldn't hear of it . He was " an official , like . ” I'd been struck before by his habit of saying ...
... keeper's job fell vacant , he offered to take it on . I pointed out that , even so , he was really an in- mate like the others , but he wouldn't hear of it . He was " an official , like . ” I'd been struck before by his habit of saying ...
Page 9
... keeper switched on the lamps , and I was almost blinded by the blaze of light . He suggested I should go to the refectory for dinner , but I wasn't hungry . Then he proposed bringing me a mug of café au lait . As I am very par- tial to ...
... keeper switched on the lamps , and I was almost blinded by the blaze of light . He suggested I should go to the refectory for dinner , but I wasn't hungry . Then he proposed bringing me a mug of café au lait . As I am very par- tial to ...
Page 13
... keeper handed round . After that , I can't remember much ; somehow the night went by . I can recall only one moment ; I had opened my eyes and I saw the old men sleeping hunched up on their chairs , with one exception . Resting his chin ...
... keeper handed round . After that , I can't remember much ; somehow the night went by . I can recall only one moment ; I had opened my eyes and I saw the old men sleeping hunched up on their chairs , with one exception . Resting his chin ...
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