Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 224W. Blackwood, 1928 - England |
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Page 251
... Murashka where he got it , and with a very self - conscious smile he told me he had made it himself . So Murashka , in addition to such other attributes as he pos- sessed , including a waggish nature , was a bit of a craftsman - for ...
... Murashka where he got it , and with a very self - conscious smile he told me he had made it himself . So Murashka , in addition to such other attributes as he pos- sessed , including a waggish nature , was a bit of a craftsman - for ...
Page 253
... Murashka- this bestial slayer of his fellow- men - is not only a gay and irrepressible jester , keeping the men around him laughing wher- ever he happens to be , but is simple - minded enough to find pleasure in carving comical toys to ...
... Murashka- this bestial slayer of his fellow- men - is not only a gay and irrepressible jester , keeping the men around him laughing wher- ever he happens to be , but is simple - minded enough to find pleasure in carving comical toys to ...
Page 254
... Murashka baffled him as much as he did me . It was towards the end of June , just before I went to Bol- sheretsk . Blake had by that time most of his can - making machinery installed and his transmission set up , and was beginning to ...
... Murashka baffled him as much as he did me . It was towards the end of June , just before I went to Bol- sheretsk . Blake had by that time most of his can - making machinery installed and his transmission set up , and was beginning to ...
Page 255
... Murashka's turn to look crestfallen , while the men around broke into derisive laughter and walked away . It subsequently transpired that Murashka had announced him- self to the men as the pro- prietor of the alcohol tank , and had ...
... Murashka's turn to look crestfallen , while the men around broke into derisive laughter and walked away . It subsequently transpired that Murashka had announced him- self to the men as the pro- prietor of the alcohol tank , and had ...
Page 256
... Murashka solved by reduc- tion to a formula . Now , what interests me is : is that elf still susceptible to the effects of alcohol , or has he got case- hardened after spending so so many years inside Murashka In other words : is it ...
... Murashka solved by reduc- tion to a formula . Now , what interests me is : is that elf still susceptible to the effects of alcohol , or has he got case- hardened after spending so so many years inside Murashka In other words : is it ...
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