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Has Lushkoff become a beggar by circumstance or by choice?

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Lushkoff became a beggar by circumstance. Formerly, he sang in a Russian choir, but was sent away for drunkenness. This led him to beg.

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अध्याय 10: The Beggar - The Beggar [पृष्ठ ६७]

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एनसीईआरटी English - Moments (Supplementary Reader) Class 9
अध्याय 10 The Beggar
The Beggar | Q 1 | पृष्ठ ६७

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He plants cool shade and tender rain,
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