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THE SEAPORT

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Nabokov, V. (2004). THE SEAPORT. In Nabokov, V. The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov. Vintage, pp. 60-66

(adjective) marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background

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the play of light delicately dappling the white topside of a yacht

—p.61 by Vladimir Nabokov
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1 year, 8 months ago

the play of light delicately dappling the white topside of a yacht

—p.61 by Vladimir Nabokov
notable
1 year, 8 months ago
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That was the momentary aura, and it felt almost deliberate, as if someone were having fun inventing this girl, this conversation, this small Russian restaurant in a foreign port—an aura of dear workaday provincial Russia, and right away, by some miraculous, secret association of thoughts, the world appeared grander to Nikitin, he yearned to sail the oceans, to put into legendary bays, to eavesdrop everywhere on other people’s souls.

—p.63 by Vladimir Nabokov 1 year, 8 months ago

That was the momentary aura, and it felt almost deliberate, as if someone were having fun inventing this girl, this conversation, this small Russian restaurant in a foreign port—an aura of dear workaday provincial Russia, and right away, by some miraculous, secret association of thoughts, the world appeared grander to Nikitin, he yearned to sail the oceans, to put into legendary bays, to eavesdrop everywhere on other people’s souls.

—p.63 by Vladimir Nabokov 1 year, 8 months ago