Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
The Lock and Key Library the Most Interesting Stories of All Nations; North Europe - Russian - Swedish - Danish - Hungarian

The Lock and Key Library the Most Interesting Stories of All Nations; North Europe - Russian - Swedish - Danish - Hungarian

Hawthorne, Julian

Paperback

General World History

Currently unavailable to order

ISBN10: 115370997X
ISBN13: 9781153709972
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.49 Width: 9.01 Depth: 5.98
Language: English
Excerpt: ...of possible and impossible plans, he suddenly remembered a fellow countryman of his, a shoemaker named Yuzitch, who had once confessed in a moment of intoxication that he would rather hook a watch than patch a shoe. Bodlevski remembered that three months before he had met Yuzitch in the street, and they had gone together to a wine shop, where, over a bottle generously ordered by Yuzitch, Bodlevski had lamented over the hardships of mankind in general, and his own in particular. He had not taken advantage of Yuzitch's offer to introduce him to the gang, only because he had already determined to take up one of the higher branches of the profession, namely, to metamorphose white paper into, banknotes. When they were parting, Yuzitch had warmly wrung his hand, saying: Whenever you want anything, dear friend, or if you just want to see me, come to the Cave; come to Razyeziy Street and ask for the Cave, and at the Cave anyone will show you where to find Yuzitch. If the barkeeper makes difficulties just whisper to him that 'Secret' sent you, and he'll show you at once. As this memory suddenly flashed into his mind, Bodlevski caught up his hat and coat and hurried downstairs into the street. Making his way through the narrow, dirty streets to the Five Points, he stopped perplexed. Happily he noticed a sleepy watchman leaning leisurely against a wall, and going up to him he said: Tell me, where is the Cave? The what? asked the watchman impatiently. The Cave. The Cave? There is no such place! he replied, looking suspiciously at Bodlevski. Bodlevski put his hand in his pocket and pulled out some small change: If you tell me- The watchman brightened up. Why didn't you say so before? he asked, grinning. You see that house, the second from the corner? The wooden one? That's the Cave. Bodlevski crossed the street in the direction indicated, and looked for the sign over the door. To his astonishment he did not find it and only later he knew...

1 different editions

Also available

Also in

General World History

View All