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Page 105
... strange rhythmical sounds by beating a gourd with his hands and sings in a monotonous undertone . He seems never to stop to take breath . The dancers are two women , neither of them young , one fat , the other thin . They dance with ...
... strange rhythmical sounds by beating a gourd with his hands and sings in a monotonous undertone . He seems never to stop to take breath . The dancers are two women , neither of them young , one fat , the other thin . They dance with ...
Page 114
... strange , barbaric dance , in which there was something savage and primeval , a rapid dance , with quick movements of hands and feet and strange contortions of the body ; it was sensual , sexual even , but sexual without passion ; it ...
... strange , barbaric dance , in which there was something savage and primeval , a rapid dance , with quick movements of hands and feet and strange contortions of the body ; it was sensual , sexual even , but sexual without passion ; it ...
Page 150
... strange , but a little hard and dry . Then I read Fathers and Sons , in French ; I was too ignorant of Russian things to appreciate its value ; the strange names , the original- ity of the characters , opened a window on romance , but ...
... strange , but a little hard and dry . Then I read Fathers and Sons , in French ; I was too ignorant of Russian things to appreciate its value ; the strange names , the original- ity of the characters , opened a window on romance , but ...
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