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[1]. In Russia marriages cannot be solemnised during the weeks appointed by the Greek Church as fasts.
[2]. The district of St. Petersburg in which stands the terminus of the Moscow railway.
[3]. The north-east district of St. Petersburg.
[4]. Literally, “Omelette” or “Custard.”
[5]. Government clerk.
[6]. “Bring some bread, my man.”
[7]. Son of a dog.
[8]. Pomòy—dish-water.