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Chapter 8

           InthesamewayChichikovsoughtascapegoatuponwhoseshouldershecouldlaytheblameforallthathadannoyedhim.HefoundoneinNozdrev,andyoumaybesurethatthescapegoatinquestionreceivedagooddrubbingfromeveryside,evenasanexperiencedcaptainorchiefofpolicewillgiveaknavishstarostaorpostboyaratingnotonlyinthetermsbecomeclassical,butalsoinsuchtermsasthesaidcaptainorchiefofpolicemayinventforhimself.Inshort,Nozdrev’swholelineagewaspassedinreview;andmanyofitsmembersintheascendinglinefaredbadlyintheprocess.

           Meanwhile,attheotherendofthetowntherewasinprogressaneventwhichwasdestinedtoaugmentstillfurthertheunpleasantnessofourhero’sposition.Thatistosay,throughtheoutlyingstreetsandalleysofthetowntherewasclatteringavehicletowhichitwouldbedifficultpreciselytoassignaname,seeingthat,thoughitwasofaspeciespeculiartoitself,itmostnearlyresembledalarge,ricketywatermelononwheels.Eventuallythismonstrositydrewupatthegatesofahousewherethearchpriestofoneofthechurchesresided,andfromitsdoorsthereleaptadamselcladinajerkinandwearingascarfoverherhead.Forawhileshethumpedthegatessovigorouslyastosetallthedogsbarking;thenthegatesstifflyopened,andadmittedthisunwieldyphenomenonoftheroad

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