“Reasoning in this way he found himself on one of the main streets of Petersburg in front of a
“Reasoning in this way he found himself on one of the main streets of Petersburg in front of a house of antiquated architecture. The street was blocked with equipages; one after another the carriages rolled up to the illuminated porch. At one moment the shapely foot of a young beauty stretched out of a carriage….”–Alexander Pushkin, The Queen of Spades, translated by Carl ProfferNew way to entice myself to read is to look up all the words I don’t know and write a post about each one, or use them to make sentences in my journal. Equipage is a horse-drawn carriage. Above photo is one in front of the Winter Palace. -- source link
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