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277 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1846
廿賳賳賷 兀丿乇賰 丕賱賷賵賲 兀賳 賴賳丕賰 丨丕噩丞 廿賱賷賾. 賵 兀賳賳賷 賱丕 睾賳賶 毓賳賷. 賵 廿賳賴 賱賷爻 賲賳 丕賱禺賷乇 兀賳 賷丨丕賵賱 丕賱賳丕爻 丕夭毓丕噩 丕賳爻丕賳 卮乇賷賮 丿賵賳 賲丕 丿丕毓 賱匕賱賰. 賵 兀賳 賷賳丕賰丿賵賴 賮賷 兀賲賵乇 爻禺賷賮丞 鬲丕賮賴丞. 賮賱賷毓丿賵賳賷 賮兀乇丕 賲丕 丿丕賲賵丕 賵噩丿賵丕 亘賷賳賷 賵 亘賷賳 丕賱賮兀乇 卮亘賴丕. 兀爻賱賾賲 賱賴賲 亘賴匕丕. 賵 賱賰賳 賱賱賮兀乇 囟乇賵乇鬲賴 兀賷囟丕. 丕賳 賱賴 賳賮毓丕 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賱賲. 賵 賯丿 賷購丨乇氐 毓賱賶 丕賱賮兀乇 兀丨賷丕賳丕 賵 賯丿 賷毓胤賶 賲賰丕賮丌鬲 .. 兀賳丕 賮兀乇 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱賳賵毓.賲丕賰丕乇 丿賷賷賮賵卮賰賷賳 賷毓賷卮 毓賱賶 賴丕賲卮 丕賱丨賷丕丞. 賵 賰匕賱賰 氐丿賷賯鬲賴 賮乇賮丕乇丕 丕賱賷賰爻賷賷賮賳丕. 兀賵賱 乇賵丕賷丕鬲 丿賵爻鬲賵賷賮爻賰賷 亘毓丿 丨賷丕丞 卮丕賯丞 丨丕賮賱丞 亘丕賱丕賳賰爻丕乇丕鬲.
廿賳賴 賱兀賲乇 毓噩賷亘 兀賳 賷爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賲乇丐 兀賳 賷毓賷卮 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丿賵賳 兀賳 賷禺胤乇 亘亘丕賱賴 兀賳 賴賳丕賰 毓賱賶 賲賯乇亘丞 賲賳賴 賰鬲丕亘丕 賷賯氐 賮賷賴 賯氐丞 丨賷丕鬲賳丕 賰賱賴丕 卮丕賴丿 毓賷丕賳! 廿賳 兀賲賵乇丕 賲賳 丨賷丕鬲賷 賰丕賳鬲 禺丕賮賷丞 毓賱賷賾 睾丕賲囟丞 賮賷 賳賮爻賷. 賮廿匕丕 賴賷 鬲馗賴乇 賱賷 卮賷卅丕 亘毓丿 卮賷亍 賲賳亘孬賯丞 賲賳 匕丕賰乇鬲賷 兀孬賳丕亍 賯乇丕亍丞 賴匕賴 丕賱賯氐丞. 賵 廿匕丕 兀賳丕 兀乇丕賴丕 賲賳 噩丿賷丿. 賵 廿匕丕 兀賳丕 兀賮賴賲賴丕 賱兀賵賱 賲乇丞.賰丕賳丕 賷鬲亘丕丿賱丕賳 丕賱乇爻丕卅賱 亘氐賵乇丞 卮亘賴 賷賵賲賷丞. 賰賴賱 毓噩賵夭 賱丕 兀賲賱 賱賴 賮賷 兀賷 卮賷亍 丨鬲賶 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賳賮爻賴丕 賵 賮鬲丕丞 賷鬲賷賲丞 鬲毓賷卮 賷賵賲丕 亘賷賵賲. 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱乇爻丕卅賱 鬲賴賵賳 毓賱賷賴賲丕 丕賱丨賷丕丞. 兀丨賷丕賳丕 賰兀賳賴賲丕 兀亘 賵 丕亘賳鬲賴 賵 兀丨賷丕賳丕 兀禺乇賶 賰兀賳賴賲丕 毓丕卮賯賷賳 賱賵賱丕 丕賱卮賯丕亍 賱亘孬賾 賰賱 賲賳賴賲丕 賱賱兀禺乇 丕卮賵丕賯賴 賵 賱賵毓鬲賴.
賰丕賳賵丕 噩賲賷毓丕 兀賵賱卅賰 丕賱鬲毓爻丕亍 賷夭毓賲賵賳 兀賳 賱賷 丿賲丕睾丕 賲鬲丨噩乇丕. 賵 賰丕賳賵丕 賷賴夭兀賵賳 亘賷 賵 賷爻禺乇賵賳 賲賳賷 氐乇丕丨丞. 丨鬲賶 氐乇鬲 兀丨鬲賯乇 賳賮爻賷 亘賳賮爻賷. 賰丕賳賵丕 賷丐賰丿賵賳 兀賳賳賷 睾亘賷 兀亘賱賴. 丨鬲賶 氐丿賯鬲 兀賳賳賷 賰匕賱賰 賮毓賱丕. 賮賱賲丕 馗賴乇鬲賽 賱賷. 兀囟兀鬲 賵噩賵丿賷 賰賱賴. 賵 睾賲乇鬲 亘丕賱賳賵乇 丨賷丕鬲賷 丕賱賲馗賱賲丞 丕賱賯丕鬲賲丞. 氐丕乇 賰賱 卮賷亍 賮賷賾 毓賳丿卅匕賺 賲囟賷卅丕. 賯賱亘賷 賵 乇賵丨賷. 賵 兀禺匕 賰賱 卮賷亍 賷卮毓. 賵 賮夭鬲 亘丕賱胤賲兀賳賷賳丞 丕賱丿丕禺賱賷丞 丨賷賳 兀丿乇賰鬲 亘賮囟賱賰賽 兀賳賳賷 賱爻鬲 兀爻賵兀 賲賳 睾賷乇賷.賰賱 毓匕丕亘丕鬲 丕賱賳賮爻 丕賱卮賯賷丞 亘丕賱賮賯乇 賵 賰賱 丕賱賲卮丕毓乇 丕賱胤賷亘丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷禺鬲夭賳賴丕 丕賱賲乇亍 賵 賷賵丿 賱賵 兀賳 賱賴 卮乇賷賰丕 賷亘孬賴 廿賷丕賴丕 鬲鬲噩賱賶 賮賷 鬲賱賰 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱賯氐賷乇丞 賲賳 亘丿丕賷丕鬲 丿賵爻鬲賵賷賮爻賰賷 賵 鬲噩毓賱賳丕 賳鬲爻丕亍賱 賲毓賴 毓賳 賰賷賮賷丞 丕賱禺賱丕氐 賲賳 鬲賱賰 丕賱馗乇賵賮 丕賱賲毓賯丿丞.
賱賲丕匕丕 兀賳鬲 卮賯賷丞 賴匕丕 丕賱卮賯丕亍 賰賱賴 賷丕 賮丕乇賳賰丕責 賷丕 賲賱丕賰賷 丕賱乇賯賷賯. 兀賴匕賴 丕賱爻賷丿丕鬲 禺賷乇 賲賳賰責 兀賷丞 賲賷夭丞 賱賴賳 毓賱賷賰責 兀賳鬲 胤賷亘丞 噩賲賷賱丞 賲孬賯賮丞. 賮賱賲丕匕丕 賷賰賵賳 丨馗賰 賴匕丕 丕賱丨馗責 賱賲丕匕丕 鬲毓賷卮 丕賱賳賮賵爻 丕賱胤賷亘丞 丕賱賳亘賷賱丞 賮賷 丕賱卮賯丕亍 賵 丕賱賴噩乇丕賳責 亘賷賳賲丕 賱丕 賷丨鬲丕噩 睾賷乇賴丕 丨鬲賶 廿賱賶 丕賱亘丨孬 毓賳 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 賱兀賳 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 賴賷 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賱賯賷 亘賳賮爻賴丕 亘賷賳 匕乇丕毓賷賴責 兀毓乇賮 賷丕 賲丕鬲賵卮賰丕 兀賳 賴匕丕 丕賱鬲賮賰賷乇 卮乇. 兀毓乇賮 兀賳 賴匕丕 丕賱鬲賮賰賷乇 丨乇丕賲. 賮賴賵 賱亘乇丕賱賷丞 賵 夭賳丿賯丞 賵 廿賱丨丕丿. 賵 賲毓 匕賱賰 賮廿賳賳賷 兀鬲爻丕卅賱 氐丕丿賯丕 亘丕爻賲 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 丕賱賲賯丿爻丞 賳賮爻賴丕: 賱賲丕匕丕 禺賱賯 賳爻丕亍 賱賱爻毓丕丿丞. 亘賯乇丕乇 賲賳 丕賱賯丿乇 賲賳匕 賰賳 賮賷 兀乇丨丕賲 兀賲賴丕鬲賴賳. 亘賷賳賲丕 賳爻丕亍 兀禺乇賷丕鬲 賷乇賷賳 丕賱賳賵乇 賮賷 賲賱丕噩卅 丕賱兀賷鬲丕賲責
"Oh Makar this week I lost my job and I'm running out of cash and I'm feeling so sick that I just might die! Whatever shall I do!"
"Oh Varvara, you poor child. Let me, as a father figure, send you some flowers and linens even though I have no money and will probably get drunk this weekend and I am only half a man!"
"Oh Makar, stop sending me things you can't afford. You're so poor and you never come visit me and you have terrible taste in books and when I was a child I was once in love with a boy who died!"
"Oh Varvara, my taste in books isn't that bad. True, I can't write and I have no style and everything I write is so deliberate and forced that it's painful to read, except when I declare my love to you, in those instances where I'm passionate my writing improves slightly. Vavara you know that I like sending you things I can't afford but this week my horrible landlady needs money and I have none, and whatever shall I do! I am a broken man!"
"賱賷爻鬲 賲氐丕毓亘 丕賱賲丕賱 賴賷 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賯鬲賱賳賷貙 賵廿賳賲丕 鬲賯鬲賱賳賷 賴匕賴 丕賱廿匕賱丕賱丕鬲貙 賵賴匕賴 丕賱賴賲爻丕鬲貙 賵賴匕賴 丕賱丕亘鬲爻丕賲丕鬲 賵賴匕賴 丕賱爻禺乇賷丕鬲."
It seemed as though he were impervious to the cruel elements as he ran from one side of the hearse to the other鈥攖he skirts of his old greatcoat flapping about him like a pair of wings. From every pocket of the garment protruded books, while in his hand he carried a specially large volume, which he hugged closely to his breast. The passers-by uncovered their heads and crossed themselves as the cortege passed, and some of them, having done so, remained staring in amazement at the poor old man. Every now and then a book would slip from one of his pockets and fall into the mud; whereupon somebody, stopping him, would direct his attention to his loss, and he would stop, pick up the book, and again set off in pursuit of the hearse. At the corner of the street he was joined by a ragged old woman; until at length the hearse turned a corner, and became hidden from my eyes.
" 賲丕 兀卮賯賶 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賵 賲丕 兀賰孬乇 兀丨夭丕賳賴丕 "