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Page 99
... became a legend . One day , Count Orlov said in a heated political debate that any man of hon- our was sure to share his opinion . he number of duels spectacularly Lunin , who had been silent up to that during now cut in : " I don't you ...
... became a legend . One day , Count Orlov said in a heated political debate that any man of hon- our was sure to share his opinion . he number of duels spectacularly Lunin , who had been silent up to that during now cut in : " I don't you ...
Page 108
... became everyday occur- rences . The right to fight a duel degenerat- ed into the opposite - the right to turn down or ignore a challenge . A box on the ears was now regarded as a pretext for a stab in the back . The disintegration of ...
... became everyday occur- rences . The right to fight a duel degenerat- ed into the opposite - the right to turn down or ignore a challenge . A box on the ears was now regarded as a pretext for a stab in the back . The disintegration of ...
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... became the " talk of the town " many years later . Here is the story . had On November 19 , 1825 , Emperor Alexander I died in Taganrog in the south of Russia . He fathered no children . According to the cen- turies - long tradition ...
... became the " talk of the town " many years later . Here is the story . had On November 19 , 1825 , Emperor Alexander I died in Taganrog in the south of Russia . He fathered no children . According to the cen- turies - long tradition ...
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