tchetvertachki

Updated: June 23, 2025

Into one purse they will stuff rouble pieces, into another half roubles, and into a third tchetvertachki , although from their mien you would suppose that the cupboard contained only linen and nightshirts and skeins of wool and the piece of shabby material which is destined should the old gown become scorched during the baking of holiday cakes and other dainties, or should it fall into pieces of itself to become converted into a new dress.

Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol - Dead Souls