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Page 146
... gave them nothing satisfying . Old idols were shattered , but those set up in their place were papier maché . The nineties talked a great deal about art and literature , but their works were like toy rabbits that hop about for a while ...
... gave them nothing satisfying . Old idols were shattered , but those set up in their place were papier maché . The nineties talked a great deal about art and literature , but their works were like toy rabbits that hop about for a while ...
Page 186
... gave him the telegram in order to rid himself of a responsibility he dreaded . Savinkov finished : " And the curious thing is that Kerensky never referred to the matter again ; he never ventured to ask me what I had done . " He ...
... gave him the telegram in order to rid himself of a responsibility he dreaded . Savinkov finished : " And the curious thing is that Kerensky never referred to the matter again ; he never ventured to ask me what I had done . " He ...
Page 205
... gave under us and we found ourselves in the water . It was surg- ing and storming round us . My first impulse was to swim for the shore , but R. shouted to Gerald and me to cling to the boat . For two or three minutes we did this . I ...
... gave under us and we found ourselves in the water . It was surg- ing and storming round us . My first impulse was to swim for the shore , but R. shouted to Gerald and me to cling to the boat . For two or three minutes we did this . I ...
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