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The Chorus Girl and Other Stories
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ISBN10: 1494410486
ISBN13: 9781494410483
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Dec 8 2013
Pages: 210
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.44 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781494410483
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Dec 8 2013
Pages: 210
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.44 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
ONE day when she was younger and better-looking, and when her voice was stronger, Nikolay Petrovitch Kolpakov, her adorer, was sitting in the outer room in her summer villa. It was intolerably hot and stifling. Kolpakov, who had just dined and drunk a whole bottle of inferior port, felt ill-humoured and out of sorts. Both were bored and waiting for the heat of the day to be over in order to go for a walk.
All at once there was a sudden ring at the door. Kolpakov, who was sitting with his coat off, in his slippers, jumped up and looked inquiringly at Pasha.
It must be the postman or one of the girls, said the singer.
Kolpakov did not mind being found by the postman or Pasha's lady friends, but by way of precaution gathered up his clothes and went into the next room, while Pasha ran to open the door. To her great surprise in the doorway stood, not the postman and not a girl friend, but an unknown woman, young and beautiful, who was dressed like a lady, and from all outward signs was one...
It must be the postman or one of the girls, said the singer.
Kolpakov did not mind being found by the postman or Pasha's lady friends, but by way of precaution gathered up his clothes and went into the next room, while Pasha ran to open the door. To her great surprise in the doorway stood, not the postman and not a girl friend, but an unknown woman, young and beautiful, who was dressed like a lady, and from all outward signs was one...
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