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... Lyova Krupnik was a man of deceptive appearance . A mild looking old gentleman with a honeyed voice and gold pince - nez , he went about in a patched tussore jacket , exhaling an Ancien Régime aroma of triple eau - de- cologne . But ...
... Lyova Krupnik was a man of deceptive appearance . A mild looking old gentleman with a honeyed voice and gold pince - nez , he went about in a patched tussore jacket , exhaling an Ancien Régime aroma of triple eau - de- cologne . But ...
Page 103
... Lyova caught his pince - nez , put it on crooked , got off the windowsill , dusted his trousers and said querulously : ' You might at least give me some paper . What am I to write on ? There's never a quarter of a sheet for a cigarette ...
... Lyova caught his pince - nez , put it on crooked , got off the windowsill , dusted his trousers and said querulously : ' You might at least give me some paper . What am I to write on ? There's never a quarter of a sheet for a cigarette ...
Page 107
... Lyova Krupnik , crying his eyes out . His pince- nez dangled on its black cord and swung to his shuddering gasps . ' I'm so sorry , ' he said brokenly . " There was a slight mistake . ' ' A mistake ? ' I asked , my hands growing cold ...
... Lyova Krupnik , crying his eyes out . His pince- nez dangled on its black cord and swung to his shuddering gasps . ' I'm so sorry , ' he said brokenly . " There was a slight mistake . ' ' A mistake ? ' I asked , my hands growing cold ...
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