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Vladimir Nabokov. ORACHE
ing Dmitri Korff, who shared a school desk with Peter, took out of his piebald satchel and handed to him a cheap satirical magazine. On one of the first pages there was a cartoon—with green color predominating—depicting Peter's father and accompanied by a jingle. Glancing at the lines, Peter caught a fragment from the middle:
V syom stolknovenii neschastnom Kak dzentelmen on predlagal Revolver, sablyu iV kinzbal.
(In this unfortunate affray He offered like a gentleman Revolver, dagger, or epee.)
"Is it true?" asked Dmitri in a whisper (the lesson had just begun). "What do you mean—true?" whispered Peter back. "Pipe down, you two," broke in Alekse