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. 1874 edition. Excerpt: ...inspection, and, after puzzling out the streets, Hotel Duseaux. 161 anathematizing the Russian alphabet, which we could make nothing of, asking the way of people whose only reply was a shrug and a stare, and taking turns innumerable, -we met again, to agree that Moscow, however holy, was the dustiest, ...
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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. 1874 edition. Excerpt: ...inspection, and, after puzzling out the streets, Hotel Duseaux. 161 anathematizing the Russian alphabet, which we could make nothing of, asking the way of people whose only reply was a shrug and a stare, and taking turns innumerable, -we met again, to agree that Moscow, however holy, was the dustiest, dreariest place we had ever been in--and treacherous, too, for it was all built in curves and circles, in order to entrap unfortunate travellers; but we paid our little bill, arranged to have the luggage sent after us, reclaimed our passport, already stamped Hotel Billat, bade adieu to Monsieur, warmly thanked Madame, who was in a state of tearful recovery from a bump on the head, received whilst we were away (how it occurred did not appear), and set off to the H6tel Duseaux, a choice of which we never repented. It proved to be a very large, well-managed house, a mixture of German and Russian. Our sitting-room had two windows, which looked out upon a wide and somewhat dreary street, of which we obtained a complete view only when we climbed up and sat in the deep window-seats. The many-storied opposite houses had a slightly decayed appearance, as if they might have seen better days, and had sloping roofs, covered with green copper. The room-was large, but its size was diminished by a VOL. I. M partition with a door in it, which reached to within a couple of feet of the ceiling. Our suite were supposed to find accommodation in this ante-chamber, but, being absent on leave, -we occupied it with cloaks and trunks. The double-bedded room, with its two windows, was very airy, and in the middle of it (pleasant sight!--they must have expected English travellers) there was a large bath of pure cold water, of which we immediately availed ourselves. For this.
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