The Messiah Who Might Have Been

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Рафаэль Гругман. The Messiah Who Might Have Been

The Messiah Who Might Have Been

From the Author

I Was Churchill’s Mistress. Or, The Real Story Of a Teacup

Chapter 1. My Life Before I Met Churchill

Chapter 2. My Life at the Wax Museum

Chapter 3. Monday, December 7, 2009. Night at the Wax Museum

Chapter 4. Monday, January 18, 2010. Night at the Wax Museum

Chapter 5. Tuesday, January 19, 2010. Night at the Wax Museum

Chapter 6. Lidochka

Chapter 7. Once Again About Lidochka

Chapter 8. Sunday, January 24, 2010. Night at the Wax Museum

Epilogue

Postscript

The Wagner Lecture

The Sea’s Bride

The Challenge

In This Most Christian of Worlds

It Happened In Odessa

The Eternal Question

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I’m already nine weeks old. Two weeks ago, she didn’t know that I existed, but she was worried about a vague pregnancy. As far as I could tell, she had three girlfriends – Zina, Valentina and Olga – and she told all of them: „I think I’m in serious trouble.“

To be honest, I didn’t realize at first that she was talking about me. When she called Olga from the editorial office, Olga didn’t get it at first either.

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Every word the party committee leader speaks sounds like a hammer blow and conceals a threat. I am in shock. What does he think he’s doing? Is it conceivable that one could treat a pregnant woman in such a rough and callous manner? Mama should reveal her news immediately and tell him about the pregnancy. She must defend herself! However, I don’t recognize her – she stiffens herself and continues her resistance. She is presently silent and humbly listening to his insults.

Stiffened and grown limp, Mama listens without objection to the insults that are pouring down on her like peas, one after the other.

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