_From Serge Bogloffsky to Stepan Bogloffsky, Moscow._
(Translation.)
_March_ 11th,
My Brother,--The Mazurka has been found beneath the lid of thy
pianoforte and is already despatched to thee--that pianoforte, alas!
which must now remain silent until thy longed-for return. Greet the
worthy Moschki and request him urgently to send the samples of tea, as I
have now an opportunity with a wealthy family which may make great
business.
That thy affairs prosper is my prayer. All the family embrace thee.
Serge.
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"The gunlayer's eye followed it through the air, saw it splash
into the sea three hundred yards short of the target, and swore
softly."--_Answers._
The gunlayer would seem to have an eloquent eye.
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