Eumieus’ Tale 2
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Homer (About 1000 B.C.)
The first mention...
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“I got out of the sledge without saying a word and went into the church, which was feebly lit up by two or three...
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Dear, kind Maria Gavrilovna, do not try to deprive me of my last consolation: the thought that you would have consented to make me...
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A secret, of whatever nature it may be, always presses heavily upon the human heart. Her stratagem had the desired success; at least Bourmin...
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We have already said that, in spite of her coldness, Maria Gavrilovna was, as before, surrounded by suitors. But all had to retire into...
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Another misfortune fell upon her: Gavril Gavrilovitch died, leaving her the heiress to all his property. But the inheritance did not console her; she...
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Nobody in the house knew anything about her flight. The letters, written by her the evening before, had been burnt; and her maid, dreading...
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“What do you want?”
“Is Jadrino far from here?”
“Yes, yes! Is it far?”
“Not far; about ten versts.”
At this reply, Vladimir grasped his hair and stood...
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At last Vladimir perceived that he was going in the wrong direction. He stopped, began to think, to recollect, and compare, and he felt...
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The first to whom he presented himself, a retired cornet of about forty years of age, and whose name was Dravin, consented with pleasure....
