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Excerpt: ...does she live?" Pg 256 "Everywhere," he answered with a smile. "Wherever a brave soul is needed, theres where youll find her." "Also in this movement?" "Yes, of course." He soon left to go to work, and the mother fell to thinking of "that movement" for which the people worked, day in, day out, calmly and resolutely. When confronting them she seemed to stand before a mountain looming in the dark. About noon a tall, well-built lady came. When the mother opened the door for her she threw a little yellow valise on the floor, and quickly seizing Vlasovas hand, asked: "Are you the mother of Pavel Mikhaylovich?" "Yes, I am," the mother replied, embarrassed by the ladys rich appearance. "Thats the way I imagined you," said the lady, removing her hat in front of the mirror. "We have been friends of Pavel Mikhaylovich a long time. He spoke about you often." Her voice was somewhat dull, and she spoke slowly; but her movements were quick and vigorous. Her large, limpid gray eyes smiled youthfully; on her temples, however, thin radiate wrinkles were already limned, and silver hairs glistened over her ears. "Im hungry; can I have a cup of coffee?" "Ill make it for you at once." The mother took down the coffee apparatus from the shelf and quietly asked: "Did Pasha speak about me?" "Yes, indeed, a great deal." The lady took out a little leather cigarette case, lighted a cigarette, and inquired: "Youre extremely uneasy about him, arent you?" Pg 257 The mother smiled, watching the blue, quivering flame of the spirit lamp. Her embarrassment at the presence of the lady vanished in the depths of her joy. "So he talks about me, my dear son " she thought. "You asked me whether Im uneasy? Of course, its not easy for me. But it would have been worse some time ago; now I know that hes not alone, and that even I am not alone." Looking into the ladys face, she asked: "What is your name?" "Sofya," the lady answered, and began to speak in a businesslike way. "The...
| ISBN-13 | 9781153745956 |
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| ISBN-10 | 115374595X |
| Weight | 0.84 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.58 In |
| List Price | $22.54 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 254 pages |
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| Published On | 2010-03-01 |
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