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Page 124
... looked after vermin , we got rid of the rats , but the building of the hotel caused us a great deal of trouble . While the building operations were actually going on , the noise during the day was pretty bad , and we had double windows ...
... looked after vermin , we got rid of the rats , but the building of the hotel caused us a great deal of trouble . While the building operations were actually going on , the noise during the day was pretty bad , and we had double windows ...
Page 175
... looked out upon a world which had been first devastated by war and was now being economically devastated by peace . What could be more grey and grim than the dole and unem- ployment ; the communism of Stalin , the purges , the kulaks ...
... looked out upon a world which had been first devastated by war and was now being economically devastated by peace . What could be more grey and grim than the dole and unem- ployment ; the communism of Stalin , the purges , the kulaks ...
Page 179
... were silent for many hours ; or down by the water they leaned against a boat and talked or just looked out across the bay . In the evening the men played boules . The first time we went to Cassis was , I 179 DOWNHILL TO HITLER.
... were silent for many hours ; or down by the water they leaned against a boat and talked or just looked out across the bay . In the evening the men played boules . The first time we went to Cassis was , I 179 DOWNHILL TO HITLER.
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