Selected short stories -1892-1895- translated by Constance Garnett

kvass: a Russian beer made from rye or barley

dependance: an outbuilding

comme il faut: proper, decent

guldens: Austrian coins worth at the time of the story about 1 ruble

cafe complet: coffee with rolls, butter, and jam

enter into the position: she won't understand my position

twenty degrees of frost: 13 below zero F.

three candles in a row: Russians place three candles next to a coffin, so three candles are a sign of a death in the family

Boleslav Markevitch: Boleslav M. Markevitch (1822-1884) was a minor novelist who was also extremely conservative politically

Turgenev: Ivan S. Turgenev (1818-1883), the great Russian novelist

Non habeo: I have none

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