Out of the NightStory of a German who worked as an agent for the Communists against the Nazis. |
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Page 508
I thought of Cilly and her pathetic hunger for other than political companionship . I also thought of Firelei and her loneliness , her kindness and courage and her shattered dreams . The sky was covered with sullen clouds .
I thought of Cilly and her pathetic hunger for other than political companionship . I also thought of Firelei and her loneliness , her kindness and courage and her shattered dreams . The sky was covered with sullen clouds .
Page 565
They're going to shoot me , " I thought . " What of it ! " When the lead - filled whips come biting into a man's carcass , he thinks of being shot as a festival . One single slash of a whip is more painful than a slug in the head ...
They're going to shoot me , " I thought . " What of it ! " When the lead - filled whips come biting into a man's carcass , he thinks of being shot as a festival . One single slash of a whip is more painful than a slug in the head ...
Page 598
At the thought of his name , I winced . Holstein had not been taken . Was Holstein the spy ? I brushed the suspicion aside . I had known Holstein too long to doubt his loyalty . Roehm was dead . Heines was dead .
At the thought of his name , I winced . Holstein had not been taken . Was Holstein the spy ? I brushed the suspicion aside . I had known Holstein too long to doubt his loyalty . Roehm was dead . Heines was dead .
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| Title | Out of the Night |
| Author | Jan Valtin |
| Publisher | Alliance Book Corporation, 1941 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Aug 2010 |
| Length | 749 pages |
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