1 It was bound in leather, old and worn.
2 I took a purse off her neck, made of chamois leather.
3 She was dressed in red cotton, in a pointed, beaded headdress and thick leather shoes; she was cracking nuts and laughing.
4 There were eight articles in all: two little boxes with ear-rings or something of the sort, he hardly looked to see; then four small leather cases.
5 And when he had sunk down on the American leather sofa, which was in even worse condition than his own, Razumihin saw at once that his visitor was ill.
6 And so it was; there was a good-sized box under the bed, at least a yard in length, with an arched lid covered with red leather and studded with steel nails.
Crime and Punishment By Fyodor DostoevskyContextHighlight In PART 1: CHAPTER VII 7 The room was close, the candle burnt dimly, the wind was roaring outside, he heard a mouse scratching in the corner and the room smelt of mice and of leather.
8 There was nothing in the room except two chairs and a sofa covered with American leather, full of holes, before which stood an old deal kitchen-table, unpainted and uncovered.
9 On the string were two crosses, one of Cyprus wood and one of copper, and an image in silver filigree, and with them a small greasy chamois leather purse with a steel rim and ring.
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