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paradoxical the flthpr^f p thought and +n El Russian democracy. Now, don’t forget to blow out your cheeks and try to look important

if I don t get fifty roubles out of him within the next ten minutes Th eat my hat I ’ Kislyarsky, who was standing a few yards away from the two men. He was dressed in a ussore suit, and was looking absolutely terrified, whil^^r’ said Bender in a Sr tn ;hP Premember that this gentleman is of Ru?qi?n thought, and the father clothS ^°tice of his snSacT ? V ’’""ause of the con­ spiracy. Take us somewhere at once! We must discuss matters with you ! ’ Kislyarsky had come to the Caucasus to take a rest He wts t H Stargorod worries behind. He was very downcast and muttered somethin^ about caXe ?n“rf '’•h"’ I"' Ss i^ a carriage to David s Mount, where they got into the up to an open-air restaurant them thousands of lights were soon left far below stars' seemed to be going straight up to the orXestra arranged on a lawn where a Caucasian J 1 ■ Pj^y^’^g and a little girl was dancing the lezghinka in and out of the tables much to the delight of her parents who were watching her. Order something! ’ said Bender to Kislyarsky cheX “d salt gSS

something to eat,’ added Bender. ‘ If you we have had to live through to-day, astounded at our courage.’^ win bSin’ ‘ sufferings will begin. Why didn’t I go to the Crimea ? I thought M?

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