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The fruits of enlightenment

Leo Tolstoy · 1891 · Scanned text · Free in the US

37,650 words · about 2 h 38 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845
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Language
English
Published
1891
Length
37,650 words · about 2 h 38 min
Sections
27 reader sections
Text
Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
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Public domain in the United States

 

Contents (27)
  1. Front matter about 4 min
  2. Act I about 1 min
  3. Scene II. — Gregory and Tanya, with a fur cloak and fancy about 50 min
  4. Scene III. — The foregoing and the Coachman about 1 min
  5. Scene IV. — The foregoing, without the Coachman about 4 min
  6. Scene VI. — The foregoing and Simon about 3 min
  7. Scene VII. — Hie foregoing and Gregory. The Old Man Cook hurriedly hides himself as before. Greg. [To the Female Cook.] Let me have some sour cabbage ! under 1 min
  8. Scene VIII. — The foregoing, without the Female Cook under 1 min
  9. Scene IX. — The three Peasants. Simon and the Old Man Cook ivho is still on the oven about 1 min
  10. Scene X. — The foregoing, and James. Rushes in with the Doctor's prescription under 1 min
  11. Scene XI. — The foregoing without Simon about 3 min
  12. Scene XII. — The foregoing and tlie Female Cook, bringing in the sour cabbage, James. [To Lukeria.] I see you have got Paul here again ? about 5 min
  13. Scene XIV. — The foregoing, without James about 6 min
  14. Scene XVI. — The three Peasants, the Female Cook, and the Old Man Cook on the stove about 11 min
  15. Scene 1.7— Leonidas Feodorovitch and the Professor about 1 min
  16. Scene II. — The foregoing and Sakhatoff about 2 min
  17. Scene IV. — The foregoing and the Stout Lady about 2 min
  18. Scene V. — The foregoing and Gregory about 1 min
  19. Scene VIII. — Tanya and Betsy, who comes in hurriedly about 2 min
  20. Scene IX. — Tanya and Feodor Ivanitch. Betsy makes signs to Tanya and leaves the room about 1 min
  21. Scene X. — Feodor Ivanitch alone. Throws himself into the armchair about 1 min
  22. Scene XI. — Feodor Ivanitch and Leonidas Feodorovitch about 2 min
  23. Scene XIII. — Leonidas Feodorovitch and Simon under 1 min
  24. Scene XIV. — Simon alone about 22 min
  25. Scene I. — Two liveried Men-in- Waiting, Feodor Ivanitch, and Gregory about 1 min
  26. Scene III. — Two Lackeys, Feodor Ivanitch, and Gregory about 1 min
  27. Scene IV. — The foregoing , without Gregory about 31 min
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Act I

Antechamber of a rich house in Moscow, which has three doors : the outer one, another leading to Leonidas Feo dorovitch's study, and a third leading into Basil Leoniditch's room. A staircase leading to the inner apartments ; behind it a passage into the pantry.

Scene I. — Gregory, a young and handsome lackey, is seen eying and titivating himself before the mirror.

Greg. An awful pity it is that I am deprived of mustachios. A lackey, if you please, must not cultivate mustachios. And why not? That people may know he's a lackey. Otherwise he might outshine the mistress's own dear son. Outshine him, indeed ! Though I lack mustachios, I could give points to that sweet youth. [Glances at himself with a complacent smile.] What a crowd of nice girls run after me and pay me court ! Not one of the whole lot takes my fancy like Tanya, there. A simple chambermaid ! And yet she can hold her own with any young lady. [Smiles.] Yes, and isn't she charming ! [Listens.] Here she comes. [Smiling.] How briskly she trips along, the enchantress ! Hay !

10 THE FEUITS OF EXLIGHTENMENT.

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