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Vassily Ivanovitch tried to address him with various questions, but they fatigued Bazarov, and the old man sank into his armchair, motionless, only cracking his finger-joints now and then.
A wind had sprung up out of the north-west; it was cruel keen, it dried him like a fire, and racked his finger-joints. It brought clouds, too; pale, swift, hurrying clouds, that blotted heaven and shed gloom upon the earth. He scrambled up among the hazelled rubbish-heaps that surround the cauldron of the quarry, and lay flat upon the stones.
Had I reflected before I left the mizzentop, I should not have believed that I had the strength to work my way for'rards like that; my hands felt as if they were skinned and my finger-joints appeared to have no use in them. There were nine or ten men in the foretop, all lashed and huddled together.
Do I exist? Does the world exist? if it does, every action is bound up with necessity. 'Necessity! I exclaimed, and cracked my finger-joints. 'Ah, it is a bad thing, said the old woman. 'What is a bad thing? said I. 'Why to be poor, dear. 'You talk like a fool, said I, 'riches and poverty are only different forms of necessity.
'But, what's the matter are you ill? said Nicholas, suddenly breaking off, as his companion, after throwing himself into a variety of uncouth attitudes, thrust his hands under the stool, and cracked his finger-joints as if he were snapping all the bones in his hands.
But it appeared that it was their custom after dinner to have the table-cover removed and some port wine placed on the mahogany. Mr. Roscorla, who had felt as yet no ugly sensations about his finger-joints, regarded this ceremony with equanimity, but it was made the subject of some ominous joking on the part of his companions. Then joking led to joking. There were no more politics.
Kagig's finger-joints cracked harder than ever as his quick mind reviewed the possibilities. "Have you any idea what can have happened to Miss Vanderman?" I asked him. "Miss Vanderman? No? What? Tell me!" He seemed astonished, and I told him slowly, lest he miss one grain of the enormity of Maga's crime.
Newman appeared to derive great entertainment from this repartee, and to the great discomposure of Arthur Gride's nerves, produced a series of sharp cracks from his finger-joints, resembling the noise of a distant discharge of small artillery. Arthur succeeded in finishing his reply to Ralph's note, nevertheless, and at length handed it over to the eccentric messenger for delivery.
"He accuses you of that complaint," said I. "Me? No. I am only enthusiast. The road behind Beirut Dagh is rough and narrow. The Turks had hard work, and less reason for eagerness than we. So we overcame them. They have fallen back to where they were at dawn, and they are discouraged" he made his finger-joints crack again "discouraged! The women feel very confident.
Shackford, crackling his finger-joints like stiff parchment. "You couldn't do better. You ought to have an attorney in the family." "Just so," assented Mr. Shackford, dryly. "I could throw a bit of business in his way now and then, eh?" "You could make his fortune, Shackford. I don't see but you might employ him all the time.
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