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What a life, what a life mine's been, come to think of it! In my young days, I was beaten by a German I was 'prentice to; in the prime of life beaten by my own countrymen, and last of all, in ripe years, see what I have been brought to.... 'Ugh, you flabby soul! said Gavrila Andreitch. 'Why do you make so many words about it? 'Why, do you say, Gavrila Andreitch?
And Stepan scrambled up, took the stick, pushed in the coat, and began waving the stick about in the opening, saying, 'Come out, come out! as he did so. He was still waving the stick, when suddenly the door of the garret was flung open; all the crowd flew pell-mell down the stairs instantly, Gavrila first of all. Uncle Tail locked the window.
As for the seventy-five thousand roubles, Mr. Totski need not have found any difficulty or awkwardness about the matter; she quite understood the value of money, and would, of course, accept the gift. She thanked him for his delicacy, however, but saw no reason why Gavrila Ardalionovitch should not know about it.
"But, Gavrila Andreitch," Stepan observed from below, "he's deaf, you know he doesn't hear." They all laughed. "What are we to do?" Gavrila rejoined from above. "Why, there's a hole there in the door," answered Stepan, "so you shake the stick in there." Gavrila bent down. "He's stuffed it up with a coat or something." "Well, you just push the coat in."
"They say that they have come on business, and they are the kind of men, who, if you do not see them here, will follow you about the street. It would be better to receive them, and then you will get rid of them. Gavrila Ardalionovitch and Ptitsin are both there, trying to make them hear reason." "Pavlicheff's son! It is not worth while!" cried Lebedeff.
'But, Gavrila Andreitch, Stepan observed from below, 'he's deaf, you know he doesn't hear. They all laughed. 'What are we to do? Gavrila rejoined from above. 'Why, there's a hole there in the door, answered Stepan, 'so you shake the stick in there. Gavrila bent down. 'He's stuffed it up with a coat or something. 'Well, you just push the coat in.
He's like that, you know.... If he makes a promise, it's a certain thing. He's not like us others in that. The truth's the truth with him. Yes, indeed. 'Yes, they all repeated, nodding their heads, 'yes that's so yes. Uncle Tail opened his window, and he too said, 'Yes. 'Well, may be, we shall see, responded Gavrila; 'any way, we won't take off the guard.
A month ago," he continued, addressing himself to Antip Burdovsky, "I put your business into Gavrila Ardalionovitch Ivolgin's hands, as I told you then. I do not in the least object to having a personal interview... but you will agree with me that this is hardly the time... I propose that we go into another room, if you will not keep me long... As you see, I have friends here, and believe me..."
Then Gavrila was just getting up; he was just going to yield to the russalka, brothers, but the Lord put it into his heart, doubtless he crossed himself like this.... And it was so hard for him to make that cross, brothers; he said, "My hand was simply like a stone; it would not move." ... Ugh! the horrid witch.... So when he made the cross, brothers, the russalka, she left off laughing, and all at once how she did cry.... She cried, brothers, and wiped her eyes with her hair, and her hair was green as any hemp.
All but two or three of them are barefoot, as the lady has given orders that their ill-smelling boots are to be left in the yard. Marfa Petrovna has already seen ten patients when she calls the eleventh: "Gavrila Gruzd!"
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