After Work: Fragments from the Workshop of an Old PublisherW. Heinemann, 1904 - Всего страниц: 344 |
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Стр. 114 - Twenty years ago I resolved to make the family independent if I could. At forty that is done. Debts all paid, even the outlawed ones, and we have enough to be comfortable. It has cost me my health, perhaps; but as I still live, there is more for me to do, I suppose.
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