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Page 27
... de négre—I'll take on any pastry to protect my solitude and secrets. To make
him sick of me, sick of my words, my voice. If I speak to him, it will be through a
mouthful of food. Z They've gotten used to my presence. As the best =7 SWEET ...
... de négre—I'll take on any pastry to protect my solitude and secrets. To make
him sick of me, sick of my words, my voice. If I speak to him, it will be through a
mouthful of food. Z They've gotten used to my presence. As the best =7 SWEET ...
Page 49
... hours téte-a-téte, a kind of fascination on his part with listening to me talk about
Russian literature between mouthfuls of napoleon pastry. I'm drooling over my
feast, and he's drooling with admiration at the extent of my knowledge. I'm still so
...
... hours téte-a-téte, a kind of fascination on his part with listening to me talk about
Russian literature between mouthfuls of napoleon pastry. I'm drooling over my
feast, and he's drooling with admiration at the extent of my knowledge. I'm still so
...
Page 78
The genius of pastry cooks. Real artists. And I will have discovered their artwork
on my own. Not the way it was with literature. Springtime. People baring their
arms and shoulders to the warm air. I know the sap will be rising, I've read all
about it ...
The genius of pastry cooks. Real artists. And I will have discovered their artwork
on my own. Not the way it was with literature. Springtime. People baring their
arms and shoulders to the warm air. I know the sap will be rising, I've read all
about it ...
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