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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1904. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Coco Kdngen. I don't know, I don't know, and I have no time. Petrishchev. Where are you going? Coco KxIngen. Where am I going? To the Ivins, to practise singing. Then to the Shubins, and then to the rehearsal. Aren't you going to be there? PetrIshchev. Of course I will. I will be at the re-hearse-al and at the re-burial. I was a savage before, and now I am both a savage and a general. Coco KlIngen. Well, how was the sance last night? PetrIshchev. It was killing! There was a peasant there; but the main thing is it was all in the dark. Vovo mewled like a baby, the professor explained, and Mdrya Vasflevna made glosses. It was great fun! What a pity you were not there! Coco KxIngen. I am afraid, mon cher. You manage to keep out of trouble with all your jokes; but it seems to me that the moment I say a word, they will make me out as having proposed. Et fa ne m'arrange pas du tout, du tout. Mais du tout, du tout! Petrishchev. You make a proposition with a predicate, and nothing will happen to you. Go in to Vovd's, and we will go together to the re-burial. Coco Klingen. I can't understand how you can keep company with such an ass. He is so stupid,--such a real good-for-nothing! Petrishchev. I love him. I love Vovd, but " with a strange love," "to him the people's path will not be overgrown--" (Goes into VasUi Leonidych's room.) Scene vi. The two lackeys, FeMor Ivanych, and Coco Klingen. Betsy sees Lady off (Coco makes a deep bow.) Betsy (shakes his liead sidewise. To the Lady). Are you not acquainted? Lady. No. Betsy. Baron Klingen--Why were you not here yesterday? Coco Klingen. I could not,--I was so busy. Betsy. What a pity! It was so interesting. (Laughing.) You ought to have seen what manifestations there were! Well, how is our charade getting on? Coco Klingen. Oh,...
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