Excerpt from Types Et Caractères Russes, Vol. 1

Un jour, enfin, j'appris qu'il était mort et qu'on allaitvendre sa maison aux enchères. J'envoyai mon intendant pour l'acheter et, comme il n'y eut pas de concurrent, elle me fut adjugée à la somme de roubles.

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