Griffinobsidian He completely abandoned the child of his marriage with Adelaida Ivanovna, not from malice, nor because of his matrimoni- al grievance...
One dog rolled before him, well-nigh slashed in half; but a second had him by the thigh, a third gripped his collar be- hind, and a fourth had the blade of the sword between its teeth, tasting its own blood.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
Near it in the field, I remember, were three faint points of light, three telescopic stars infinitely remote, and all around it was the unfathomable darkness of empty space.
It was at this time that the meeting, or, rather gathering of the mem- bers of this inharmonious family took place in the cell of the elder who had such an extraordinary influence on Alyosha.
Goosesnow He spoke of the happiness that was now certainly theirs, of the folly of not breaking sooner out of that magnificent prison of latter-day l...
Bearsnow He spoke of the happiness that was now certainly theirs, of the folly of not breaking sooner out of that magnificent prison of latter-day li...
The sun set; the dusk fell on the stream, and lights began to appear along the shore. The Chapman light–house, a three–legged thing erect on a mud–flat, shone strongly.
Stalkersour I protest, even warmly, that neither he nor his sorrows were in my intention. Racertulip I protest, even warmly, that neither he nor his ...
He spoke of the happiness that was now certainly theirs, of the folly of not breaking sooner out of that magnificent prison of latter-day life, of the old romantic days that had passed from the world for ever.
Runnerpebble It is no doubt an optimistic enterprise. But it is good for awhile to be free from the carping note that must needs be audible when we d...
Footheavy She stared at him in astonishment, and as she read something of the significant hieroglyphic of his battered face, her lips whitened. Sword...