kvass: a Russian beer made from rye or barley
dependance: an outbuilding
guldens: Austrian coins worth at the time of the story about 1 ruble
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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Mon, Aug 13th, 2012, via SendToReader
