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The lady asked Gavrila if her orders had been carried out. Gavrila replied that they had. The next morning Gerasim came out of his garret, and went about his work. He came in to his dinner, ate it, and went out again, without a greeting to any one. His face, which had always been lifeless, as with all deaf-mutes, seemed now to be turned to stone.
"But this is an abomination ... At Treppel's the women are better-looking, at least." Ramses, walking behind, burst into dry laughter. "So, so, Gavrila Petrovich. Let us continue in the same spirit.
"I don't know, Gavrila Andreitch, about his having any right or not." "What a woman! why, you've made him no promise, I suppose . . ." "What are you pleased to ask of me?" The steward was silent for a little, thinking, "You're a meek soul! Well, that's right," he said aloud; "we'll have another talk with you later, now you can go, Taniusha; I see you're not unruly, certainly."
"If that is true," said he, "I have been deceived, grossly deceived, but not by Tchebaroff: and for a long time past, a long time. I do not wish for experts, not I, nor to go to see you. I believe you. I give it up.... But I refuse the ten thousand roubles. Good-bye." "Wait five minutes more, Mr. Burdovsky," said Gavrila Ardalionovitch pleasantly. "I have more to say.
"Now, Gavrila," she observed, all of a sudden, "now, if we were to marry him, what do you think, perhaps he would be steadier?" "Why not marry him, indeed, 'm? He could be married, 'm," answered Gavrila, "and it would be a very good thing, to be sure, 'm." "Yes; only who is to marry him?" "Ay, 'm. But that's at your pleasure, 'm.
"I love Gavrila Ardalionovitch," she said, quickly; but hardly audibly, and with her head bent lower than ever. "That is NOT true," said the prince, in an equally low voice. "What! I tell stories, do I? It is true! I gave him my promise a couple of days ago on this very seat." The prince was startled, and reflected for a moment.
'Who does, if you don't, Nikolai Eremyitch? you're, one may say, the first person here. Well, then, how's it to be? pursued the voice I did not recognise; 'what decision are we to come to, Nikolai Eremyitch? Allow me to put the question. 'What decision, Gavrila Antonitch? The thing depends, so to say, on you; you don't seem over anxious. 'Upon my word, Nikolai Eremyitch, what do you mean?
"Well, Gavrila Petrovich, no one is necessarily dragging you into committing a fall from grace," said Ramses in a conciliatory manner, "What is all this pathos and melancholy for, when the matter as it stands is altogether simple?
At this moment a smothered bark was heard again. 'See, see she speaks for herself, was remarked in the crowd, and again they laughed. Gavrila scratched his ear. 'No, mate, he responded at last, 'you can poke the coat in yourself, if you like. 'All right, let me.
You were about to ruin yourself just now, irrevocably; you would never have forgiven yourself for so doing afterwards; and yet, you are absolutely blameless. It is impossible that your life should be altogether ruined at your age. What matter that Rogojin came bargaining here, and that Gavrila Ardalionovitch would have deceived you if he could? Why do you continually remind us of these facts?
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