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The Invaders, and Other Stories

Note 22 — COUNT LYOF N. TOLSTOI

Nathan Haskell Dole translation

tomásha means slaves in the ordinary dialect invented for intercourse between Russians and Tatars. There are many words in this strange dialect, the roots of which are not to be found either in Russian or Tatar.—AUTHOR'S NOTE.

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