Thou Worm JacobMacmillan, 1967 - 213 pages |
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Page 21
... Dreizen asked of the vacant box . " An old man ... a bad leg . . . all these stairs , " Dreizen repeated . He raised his voice above a mumble and addressed himself to the ear of Mrs. Shwartz's broken window on the first floor of 11 ...
... Dreizen asked of the vacant box . " An old man ... a bad leg . . . all these stairs , " Dreizen repeated . He raised his voice above a mumble and addressed himself to the ear of Mrs. Shwartz's broken window on the first floor of 11 ...
Page 23
... Dreizen ? Dreizen ? Dreizen from Mclellan Street don't need no relief check . Cross out the name and give it to Jones . Jones ? You know ... Jones the Shvartza . The tongue of the Moyhel was bitter with the salt of Fate . His heart ...
... Dreizen ? Dreizen ? Dreizen from Mclellan Street don't need no relief check . Cross out the name and give it to Jones . Jones ? You know ... Jones the Shvartza . The tongue of the Moyhel was bitter with the salt of Fate . His heart ...
Page 40
... Dreizen looked at Insoft ; Insoft at Dreizen . Let Love Prevail . They smiled at Tschernikoff . Tschernikoff spat on the pavement . When a Cantor and a Moyhel smile at a Mshulach , a herring is stinking somewhere . " Good morning , Mr ...
... Dreizen looked at Insoft ; Insoft at Dreizen . Let Love Prevail . They smiled at Tschernikoff . Tschernikoff spat on the pavement . When a Cantor and a Moyhel smile at a Mshulach , a herring is stinking somewhere . " Good morning , Mr ...
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