„(…) Doreen wydawała się nie do końca przekonana, więc szybko zmieniła temat – What’s that motto of yours about? „Let sleeping men lie”. Doreen odpowiedziała pytaniem. – Have you ever tried to wake a guy up in the middle of the night and asked: „Darling, can we talk?” He’ll tell you in no uncertain terms that you’re crazy and that he’s...
„(…) Nurring przerwał. Nieoczekiwanie przybrał służbowy ton. – Can I speak to Anne, please? – Well, there is a slight problem. I am afraid she’s got amnesia. She doesn’t know who you are. The psychiatrist says it is only temporary… - Amnesia? Ewa skonstatowała, że podczas całej rozmowy z Nurringiem nie dokończyła żadnego ważnego zdania.(…)”
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The silhouette of Tintin - a young man wearing golf trousers, running with a white fox terrier by his side - is easily one of the most recognisable visual icons of the modern world. In fact Tintin is nine years older than Superman and ten years older than Batman, having first appeared in Belgium in 1929.
In this fully revised and expanded edition of this popular reference book the authors offer a...
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