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PYETUSHKOV I In the year 182- . .. There was living in the town of O---- thelieutenant Ivan Afanasiitch Pyetushkov. He was born of poor parents, wasleft an orphan at five years old, and came into the charge of aguardian. Thanks to this guardian, he found himself with no propertywhatever; he had a hard struggle to make both ends meet. He was ofmedium height, and stooped a little; he had a thin face, covered withfreckles, but rather pleasing; light brown hair, grey eyes, and a timidexpression; hi...s low forehead was furrowed with fine wrinkles. Pyetushkov's whole life had been uneventful in the extreme; at closeupon forty he was still youthful and inexperienced as a child. He wasshy with acquaintances, and exceedingly mild in his manner with personsover whose lot he could have exerted control. .. . People condemned by fate to a monotonous and cheerless existence oftenacquire all sorts of little habits and preferences. Pyetushkov liked tohave a new white roll with his tea every morning. He could not dowithout this dainty.
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