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You should have heard Pietukh's behests! They would have excited the appetite of a corpse. "Yes," he said, sucking his lips, and drawing a deep breath, "in the first place, make a pasty in four divisions.
Finally, just as mention was being made of a turkey cock, Chichikov fell asleep. Next morning the guest's state of repletion had reached the point of Platon being unable to mount his horse; wherefore the latter was dispatched homeward with one of Pietukh's grooms, and the two guests entered Chichikov's koliaska. Even the dog trotted lazily in the rear; for he, too, had over-eaten himself.
A groom from Pietukh's brought your cob home, and told me you had departed on an expedition with some barin. At least you might have sent me word as to your destination and the probable length of your absence. What made you act so? God knows what I have not been wondering!" "Does it matter?" rejoined Platon. By the way, may I introduce Paul Ivanovitch Chichikov?"
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