Excerpt from A Russian Comedy of Errors: With Other Stories and Sketches of Russian LifeThe expression of gravity in Gordon's face deepened. Laying down his cigarette, he closed the window softly, lowered the transom over the door, and then, returning to his seat, looked searchingly, at his friend and inquired in a low tone.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition.

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