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Page 4
... warden went on talking , but I didn't pay much attention . Finally he said : " Now , I suppose you'd like to see your mother ? " I rose without replying , and he led the way to the door . As we were going down the stairs he ex- plained ...
... warden went on talking , but I didn't pay much attention . Finally he said : " Now , I suppose you'd like to see your mother ? " I rose without replying , and he led the way to the door . As we were going down the stairs he ex- plained ...
Page 16
... warden got up and went to the window . Presently he said : " Ah , there's the padre from Marengo . He's a bit ahead of time . " He warned me that it would take us a good three quarters of an hour , walking to the church , which was in ...
... warden got up and went to the window . Presently he said : " Ah , there's the padre from Marengo . He's a bit ahead of time . " He warned me that it would take us a good three quarters of an hour , walking to the church , which was in ...
Page 18
... warden started telling me more about him . I re- member his saying that old Pérez and my mother used often to have a longish stroll together in the cool of the evening ; sometimes they went as far as the village , accompanied by a nurse ...
... warden started telling me more about him . I re- member his saying that old Pérez and my mother used often to have a longish stroll together in the cool of the evening ; sometimes they went as far as the village , accompanied by a nurse ...
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