Copyright, 1915, by Charles Scribner’s Sons, for the
United States of America
Printed by the Scribner Press
New York, U. S. A.
CONTENTS
| STORIES OF CHILDHOOD | |
| PAGE | |
|---|---|
| The Boys | [3] |
| Grisha | [14] |
| A Trifle from Real Life | [20] |
| The Cook’s Wedding | [29] |
| Shrove Tuesday | [38] |
| In Passion Week | [46] |
| An Incident | [54] |
| A Matter of Classics | [63] |
| The Tutor | [68] |
| Out of Sorts | [73] |
| STORIES OF YOUTH | |
| A Joke | [79] |
| After the Theatre | [86] |
| Volodia | [91] |
| A Naughty Boy | [111] |
| Bliss | [115] |
| Two Beautiful Girls | [119] |
| LIGHT AND SHADOW | |
| The Chorus Girl | [135] |
| The Father of a Family | [144] |
| The Orator | [151] |
| Ionitch | [157] |
| At Christmas Time | [187] |
| In the Coach House | [195] |
| Lady N——’s Story | [205] |
| A Journey by Cart | [212] |
| The Privy Councillor | [227] |
| Rothschild’s Fiddle | [255] |
| A Horsey Name | [272] |
| The Petcheneg | [278] |
| The Bishop | [295] |
STORIES OF CHILDHOOD
THE BOYS
“Volodia is here!” cried some one in the courtyard.
“Voloditchka is here!” shrieked Natalia, rushing into the dining-room.