Ivan Turgenev
Image Attribution: Ilya Repin (Public domain)
Image Attribution: Ilya Repin (Public domain)
"Well, Piotr, not in sight yet?" was the question asked on May the 20th, 1859, by a gentleman of a little over forty, in a dusty coat and checked trousers, who came out without his hat on to the low steps of the posting station at S—. He was addressing his servant, a chubby young fellow, with whitish down on his chin, and little, lack-lustre eyes.
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