Мертвые души

Chapter 7

           

           “Butwearenotgoingtoletyouchargeyourselfwithanythingwhatsoever.WEmustprovidethechampagne,foryouareourguest,anditisforusitisourduty,itisourboundenobligationtoentertainyou.Lookhere,gentlemen.LetusadjourntothehouseoftheChiefofPolice.Heisthemagicianwhoneedsbuttowinkwhenpassingafishmonger’sorawinemerchant’s.Notonlyshallwefarewellathisplace,butalsoweshallgetagameofwhist.”

           Tothisproposalnoonehadanyobjectiontooffer,forthemerementionofthefishshoparousedthewitnesses’appetite.Consequently,theceremonybeingover,therewasageneralreachingforhatsandcaps.Asthepartywerepassingthroughthegeneraloffice,IvanAntonovitchwhisperedinChichikov’sear,withacourteousinclinationofhisjug-shapedphysiognomy:

           “Youhavegivenahundredthousandroublesfortheserfs,buthavepaidMEonlyatrifleformytrouble.”

           “Yes,”repliedChichikovwithasimilarwhisper,“butwhatsortofserfsdoyousupposethemtobe?Theyareapoor,uselesslot,andnotworthevenhalfthepurchasemoney.”

           ThisgaveIvanAntonovitchtounderstandthatthevisitorwasamanofstrongcharacteramanfromwhomnothingmorewastobeexpected.

           “WhyhaveyougoneandpurchasedsoulsfromPlushkin?”whisperedSobakevitchinChichikov’sotherear.

           “WhydidYOUgoandaddthewomanVorobeitoyourlist?”retortedChichikov.

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