The Queen Of Spades

By Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin

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• Language: English
• Publisher: DigiCat
• Release date: Sep 4, 2022
• ISBN: 8596547209270

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Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin

The Queen Of Spades

EAN 8596547209270

DigiCat, 2022

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By Alexander Sergeievitch Poushkin

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Translated by H. Twitchell

Copyright, 1901, by The Current Literature Publishing Company

AT the house of Naroumov, a cavalry officer, the long winter night had been passed in gambling. At five in the morning breakfast was served to the weary players. The winners ate with relish; the losers, on the contrary, pushed back their plates and sat brooding gloomily. Under the influence of the good wine, however, the conversation then became general.

Well, Sourine? said the host inquiringly.

Oh, I lost as usual. My luck is abominable. No matter how cool I keep, I never win.

How is it, Herman, that you never touch a card? remarked one of the men, addressing a young officer of the Engineering Corps. "Here you are with