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In the peasant's house there is often a large stove of brick or tile on which the family sleep in cold weather. A day in and an equal day out, the Russian idiom. Observe how very like our own. Woe Bogotir Kabak, a drinking saloon. The ruble is the principal coin of Russia, as the dollar is in the United States. It is equal to 100 copecks, and at this time is worth only about 50 cents.
Now, my son, will you see that this money is recovered and turned against tyranny?" "Yes, if I ever escape. Every ruble of it shall help crush a tyrant," said he resolutely. "Spoken like the brave youth I know you are." "But if I never succeed in escaping, then the money will molder and still be as useless as it has been during your long imprisonment," he replied sadly.
The babe sickened, wasted away, and died in less than two months after its birth. There was great and genuine sorrow among the serfs of Kinesma. Each had received a shining ruble of silver at the christening; and, moreover, they were now beginning to appreciate the milder regime of their lord, which this blow might suddenly terminate.
"I did not count it, but I saw that it was all hundred ruble bills." "The prisoner saw hundred ruble bills. I have no other questions." "Well, did you bring back the money?" asked the justiciary, looking at the clock. "I did." "Well, what then?" "Then he again took me with him," said Maslova. "And how did you give him the powder in the wine?" asked the justiciary. "How?
"Or, you, my man, won't you be going over to him for something?... If you do, tell him that Maksim Maksimych is here; just say that he'll know! I'll give you half a ruble for a tip!" The manservant made a scornful face on hearing such a modest promise, but he assured Maksim Maksimych that he would execute his commission.
The conversation turned upon the marriage of one of the younger men, which was to come off in a neighboring village two days later, at the conclusion of the fast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. "They demand seven rubles for marrying this fellow," said he. "I'll do it for a ruble, and be glad to." "If it is so easy, go pass your examinations and become a priest at once," replied the countess.
"Yes, she's fast enough," replied Nicholas, and thought: "If only a full-grown hare would cross the field now I'd show you what sort of borzoi she is," and turning to his groom, he said he would give a ruble to anyone who found a hare. "I don't understand," continued Ilagin, "how some sportsmen can be so jealous about game and dogs.
SHISHGÁLEV. My family is large, Your Honor BABÁYEV. What's that? SHISHGÁLEV. Do have the kindness to bestow a little something BABÁYEV. Really, I don't know; how's that? How much do you want? KARP. Give him one ruble, sir; that'll be enough for him. BABÁYEV and KARP BABÁYEV. How rude you are, Karp.
Perhaps all this might have happened if it had not been for cards and roulette and the perpetual desire of increasing their capital for the worthy couple fell into the hands of a talented company, whose agents robbed them at Frascati's in Paris, and again in Hamburg and various health resorts, so that hardly a year had passed when Bodlevski one fine night woke up to the fact that they no longer possessed a ruble.
The doctors were of use to Natasha because they kissed and rubbed her bump, assuring her that it would soon pass if only the coachman went to the chemist's in the Arbat and got a powder and some pills in a pretty box for a ruble and seventy kopeks, and if she took those powders in boiled water at intervals of precisely two hours, neither more nor less.
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