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"
I
humbly
invite
you
to
join
us
at
table
,
"
said
Manilov
.
"
Also
,
you
will
pardon
us
for
the
fact
that
we
can
not
provide
a
banquet
such
as
is
to
be
obtained
in
our
metropolitan
cities
?
We
partake
of
simple
fare
,
according
to
Russian
custom
--
we
confine
ourselves
to
shtchi
10
,
but
we
do
so
with
a
single
heart
.
Come
,
I
humbly
beg
of
you
.
"
After
another
contest
for
the
honour
of
yielding
precedence
,
Chichikov
succeeded
in
making
his
way
(
in
zigzag
fashion
)
to
the
dining-room
,
where
they
found
awaiting
them
a
couple
of
youngsters
.
These
were
Manilov
's
sons
,
and
boys
of
the
age
which
admits
of
their
presence
at
table
,
but
necessitates
the
continued
use
of
high
chairs
.
Beside
them
was
their
tutor
,
who
bowed
politely
and
smiled
;
after
which
the
hostess
took
her
seat
before
her
soup
plate
,
and
the
guest
of
honour
found
himself
esconsed
between
her
and
the
master
of
the
house
,
while
the
servant
tied
up
the
boys
'
necks
in
bibs
.
"
What
charming
children
!
"
said
Chichikov
as
he
gazed
at
the
pair
.
"
And
how
old
are
they
?
"
"
The
eldest
is
eight
,
"
replied
Manilov
,
"
and
the
younger
one
attained
the
age
of
six
yesterday
.
"
"
Themistocleus
,
"
went
on
the
father
,
turning
to
his
first-born
,
who
was
engaged
in
striving
to
free
his
chin
from
the
bib
with
which
the
footman
had
encircled
it
.
On
hearing
this
distinctly
Greek
name
(
to
which
,
for
some
unknown
reason
,
Manilov
always
appended
the
termination
"
eus
"
)
,
Chichikov
raised
his
eyebrows
a
little
,
but
hastened
,
the
next
moment
,
to
restore
his
face
to
a
more
befitting
expression
.
"
Themistocleus
,
"
repeated
the
father
,
"
tell
me
which
is
the
finest
city
in
France
.
"
Upon
this
the
tutor
concentrated
his
attention
upon
Themistocleus
,
and
appeared
to
be
trying
hard
to
catch
his
eye
.
Only
when
Themistocleus
had
muttered
"
Paris
"
did
the
preceptor
grow
calmer
,
and
nod
his
head
.
"
And
which
is
the
finest
city
in
Russia
?
"
continued
Manilov
.
Again
the
tutor
's
attitude
became
wholly
one
of
concentration
.
