The Darling and Other Stories
Translated by Constance Garnett
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The opening
THE DARLING
OLENKA, the daughter of the retired collegiate assessor, Plemyanniakov, was sitting in her back porch, lost in thought. It was hot, the flies were persistent and teasing, and it was pleasant to reflect that it would soon be evening. Dark rainclouds were gathering from the east, and bringing from time to time a breath of moisture in the air.
Kukin, who was the manager of an open-air theatre called the Tivoli, and who lived in the lodge, was standing in the middle of the garden looking at the sky.
“Again!” he observed despairingly. “It’s going to rain again! Rain every day, as though to spite me. I might as well hang myself! It’s ruin! Fearful losses every day.”
He flung up his hands, and went on, addressing Olenka:
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- The words
- Constance Garnett's English translation, copied word for word.
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- The source library's header, footer and license
- Printed series title and volume line (2 blocks)
- The title page and opening pages before chapter 1
- The printed table of contents (the app makes its own)
- Printed ornaments and dividers