Мертвые души

Chapter 9

           Yetwhenmycoachman,Andrusha,askedmefordirectionsIcouldnotgetawordoutIjuststoodstaringathimlikeafool,untilIthoughthemustthinkmemad.Oh,AnnaGrigorievna,ifyoubutknewhowupsetIam!”

           “Whatastrangeaffair!”commentedthehostess.“Whatonearthcanthemanhavemeantby‘deadsouls’?Iconfessthatthewordspassmyunderstanding.Curiouslyenough,thisisthesecondtimeIhaveheardspeakofthosesouls.True,myhusbandaversthatNozdrevwaslying;yetinhisliesthereseemstohavebeenagrainoftruth.”

           “Well,justthinkofmystatewhenIheardallthis!‘Andnow,’apparentlysaidKorobotchkatotheArchpriest’swife,‘Iamaltogetheratalosswhattodo,for,throwingmefifteenroubles,themanforcedmetosignaworthlesspaperyes,me,aninexperienced,defencelesswidowwhoknowsnothingofbusiness.’Thatsuchthingsshouldhappen!TRYandimaginemyfeelings!”

           “Inmyopinion,thereisinthismorethanthedeadsoulswhichmeettheeye.”

           “Ithinksotoo,”agreedtheother.Asamatteroffact,herfriend’sremarkhadstruckherwithcompletesurprise,aswellasfilledherwithcuriositytoknowwhattheword“more”mightpossiblysignify.Infact,shefeltdriventoinquire:“WhatdoYOUsupposetobehiddenbeneathitall?”

           “No;tellmewhatYOUsuppose?”

           “WhatIsuppose?Iamatalosstoconjecture.”

           “Yes,buttellmewhatisinyourmind?”

           Uponthisthevisitorhadtoconfessherselfnonplussed;for,thoughcapableofgrowinghysterical,shewasincapableofpropoundinganyrationaltheory.

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