The reason why Proshka wore such large boots can be explained at once: Plyushkin kept only one pair of boots… — Nikolai Gogol

The reason why Proshka wore such large boots can be explained at once: Plyushkin kept only one pair of boots for all of his servants, however numerous they were, and they always stood in the hall.

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