Chapter 4

           

           Onreachingthetavern,Chichikovcalledahalt.Hisreasonsforthisweretwofoldnamely,thathewantedtorestthehorses,andthathehimselfdesiredsomerefreshment.Inthisconnectiontheauthorfeelsboundtoconfessthattheappetiteandthecapacityofsuchmenaregreatlytobeenvied.Ofthosewell-to-dofolkofSt.PetersburgandMoscowwhospendtheirtimeinconsideringwhattheyshalleatonthemorrow,andincomposingadinnerforthedayfollowing,andwhoneversitdowntoamealwithoutfirstofallinjectingapillandthenswallowingoystersandcrabsandaquantityofothermonsters,whileeternallydepartingforKarlsbadortheCaucasus,theauthorhasbutasmallopinion.Yes,THEYarenotthepersonstoinspireenvy.Rather,itisthefolkofthemiddleclassesfolkwhoatoneposthousecallforbacon,andatanotherforasuckingpig,andatathirdforasteakofsturgeonorabakedpuddingwithonions,andwhocansitdowntotableatanyhour,asthoughtheyhadneverhadamealintheirlives,andcandevourfishofallsorts,andguzzleandchewitwithaviewtoprovokingfurtherappetitethese,Isay,arethefolkwhoenjoyheaven’smostfavouredgift.ToattainsuchacelestialconditionthegreatfolkofwhomIhavespokenwouldsacrificehalftheirserfsandhalftheirmortgagedandnon-mortgagedproperty,withtheforeignanddomesticimprovementsthereon,iftherebytheycouldcompasssuchastomachasispossessedbythefolkofthemiddleclass.But,unfortunately,neithermoneynorrealestate,whetherimprovedornon-improved,canpurchasesuchastomach.

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