The Legend Called MeryomWilliam Morrow, 1928 - 289 pages |
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Aaron Gorgle amongst Aunt Tilla Azriel began Beila Ben-Ezra Black Hundreds called cheder child clothes coal-oil corner dark daughter dining-room door Dovid-Leib dressed Dvosha Elka eyes father father-in-law feel Frodel Good-evening Good-morning greeted guests hands Hanka head hear heard heart Holy hurry husband Keilah kitchen knew kopek Layzer leave Liba Lipcova listen little girl looked Lu-lin-ke marriage married Meryom asked Meryomel Mintze morning mother Mothus Motke Mutzik never night Nikita noticed Odessa Oyzik Rabbi realised Reb Berel Reb Shlyome returned rubles Sabbath samovar seated seemed Shimon Shloymela Shlyomke Shlyomke's shoes Sholom Sholom Aleichem Shoylik sleep soon squeak stopped street suddenly synagog talk tell things thought Toba told town turned Velvel voice wagon walked whispered Whyo wife woman women Yanovka Yenta young doctor
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