This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ... a change in her face, but I know not why I answered: " No, nothing." " Her eyes are red,"--went on Priimkoff. I held my peace. " Just fancy, I went to her up-stairs, and found her; she was crying. It is a long time since that has happened with her. I can tell you the last time she cried: it was when our Sasha ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ... a change in her face, but I know not why I answered: " No, nothing." " Her eyes are red,"--went on Priimkoff. I held my peace. " Just fancy, I went to her up-stairs, and found her; she was crying. It is a long time since that has happened with her. I can tell you the last time she cried: it was when our Sasha died. So that 's what you have done with your ' Faust'! " he added with a smile. " You must see now, Vyera Nikolaevna,"--I began, --" that I was right when...." " I had not expected that,"--she interrupted me;--"but God knows whether you are right. Perhaps the reason my mother prohibited my reading such books was because she knew...." Vyera Nikolaevna stopped short. "Because she knew?"--I repeated.--" Tell me." " What is the use? I am ashamed of myself as it is; what was I crying about? However, you and I will discuss this further. There were many things which I did not quite understand." " Then why did n't you stop me? " " I understood all the words, and their sense, but...." She did not finish her phrase, and became pensive. At that moment, the noise of the foliage, suddenly stirred by the rising wind, swept through the garden. Vyera Nikolaevna started, and turned her face toward the open window. " I told you that there would be a thunderstorm! "--cried Priimkoff.--" But what makes thee tremble so, Vyerotchka? " She glanced at him in silence. The lightning, flashing faintly far away, was reflected on her impassive face. " All thanks to ' Faust, ' "--went on Priimkoff. " After supper, we must go immediately to bye-bye, .... must n't we, Herr Schimmel?" " After moral pleasure physical repose is as beneficial as it is useful,"--replied the good German, drinking off a glass of vodka. We parted immediately after supper. As I bade Vyera Nikolaevna...
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VG- Book Not ex-lib. hardcover in green cloth, no jacket, 12mo. 321pp. Translated by Isabel F. Hapgood. VG-. Rubbing with surface loss to cloth at softened spine ends, toed-in corners and along mid front hinge; otherwise clean, sharp and deeply colored. Spine titles mildly dulled, clearly legible. Hinge-tape reinforcement to gutters on endpaper and between series list and title pages (primary reason for downgrade; hinges now firm and square. Binding strong and square, pens flat at several places. Light uniform toning to clean, unmarked pages. Prev. owner's bookplate mid front pastedown.
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