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No
matter
how
high
Chichikov
might
stand
in
society
,
and
no
matter
how
much
he
might
be
a
millionaire
and
include
in
his
expression
of
countenance
an
indefinable
element
of
grandness
and
martial
ardour
,
there
are
certain
things
which
no
lady
will
pardon
,
whosoever
be
the
person
concerned
.
We
know
that
at
Governor
's
balls
it
is
customary
for
the
onlookers
to
compose
verses
at
the
expense
of
the
dancers
;
and
in
this
case
the
verses
were
directed
to
Chichikov
's
address
.
Briefly
,
the
prevailing
dissatisfaction
grew
until
a
tacit
edict
of
proscription
had
been
issued
against
both
him
and
the
poor
young
maiden
.
But
an
even
more
unpleasant
surprise
was
in
store
for
our
hero
;
for
whilst
the
young
lady
was
still
yawning
as
Chichikov
recounted
to
her
certain
of
his
past
adventures
and
also
touched
lightly
upon
the
subject
of
Greek
philosophy
,
there
appeared
from
an
adjoining
room
the
figure
of
Nozdrev
.
Whether
he
had
come
from
the
buffet
,
or
whether
he
had
issued
from
a
little
green
retreat
where
a
game
more
strenuous
than
whist
had
been
in
progress
,
or
whether
he
had
left
the
latter
resort
unaided
,
or
whether
he
had
been
expelled
therefrom
,
is
unknown
;
but
at
all
events
when
he
entered
the
ballroom
,
he
was
in
an
elevated
condition
,
and
leading
by
the
arm
the
Public
Prosecutor
,
whom
he
seemed
to
have
been
dragging
about
for
a
long
while
past
,
seeing
that
the
poor
man
was
glancing
from
side
to
side
as
though
seeking
a
means
of
putting
an
end
to
this
personally
conducted
tour
.
Certainly
he
must
have
found
the
situation
almost
unbearable
,
in
view
of
the
fact
that
,
after
deriving
inspiration
from
two
glasses
of
tea
not
wholly
undiluted
with
rum
,
Nozdrev
was
engaged
in
lying
unmercifully
.
On
sighting
him
in
the
distance
,
Chichikov
at
once
decided
to
sacrifice
himself
.
That
is
to
say
,
he
decided
to
vacate
his
present
enviable
position
and
make
off
with
all
possible
speed
,
since
he
could
see
that
an
encounter
with
the
newcomer
would
do
him
no
good
.
Unfortunately
at
that
moment
the
Governor
buttonholed
him
with
a
request
that
he
would
come
and
act
as
arbiter
between
him
(
the
Governor
)
and
two
ladies
--
the
subject
of
dispute
being
the
question
as
to
whether
or
not
woman
's
love
is
lasting
.
Simultaneously
Nozdrev
descried
our
hero
and
bore
down
upon
him
.
"
Ah
,
my
fine
landowner
of
Kherson
!
"
he
cried
with
a
smile
which
set
his
fresh
,
spring-rose-pink
cheeks
a-quiver
.
"
Have
you
been
doing
much
trade
in
departed
souls
lately
?
"
With
that
he
turned
to
the
Governor
.
"
I
suppose
your
Excellency
knows
that
this
man
traffics
in
dead
peasants
?
"
he
bawled
.
"
Look
here
,
Chichikov
.
I
tell
you
in
the
most
friendly
way
possible
that
every
one
here
likes
you
--
yes
,
including
even
the
Governor
.
Nevertheless
,
had
I
my
way
,
I
would
hang
you
!
Yes
,
by
God
I
would
!
"
Chichikov
's
discomfiture
was
complete
.
"
And
,
would
you
believe
it
,
your
Excellency
,
"
went
on
Nozdrev
,
"
but
this
fellow
actually
said
to
me
,
'
Sell
me
your
dead
souls
!
'
Why
,
I
laughed
till
I
nearly
became
as
dead
as
the
souls
.
And
,
behold
,
no
sooner
do
I
arrive
here
than
I
am
told
that
he
has
bought
three
million
roubles
'
worth
of
peasants
for
transferment
!
For
transferment
,
indeed
!
And
he
wanted
to
bargain
with
me
for
my
DEAD
ones
!
Look
here
,
Chichikov
.
You
are
a
swine
!
Yes
,
by
God
,
you
are
an
utter
swine
!
Is
not
that
so
,
your
Excellency
?
Is
not
that
so
,
friend
Prokurator
34
?
"
But
both
his
Excellency
,
the
Public
Prosecutor
,
and
Chichikov
were
too
taken
aback
to
reply
.
The
half-tipsy
Nozdrev
,
without
noticing
them
,
continued
his
harangue
as
before
.
"
Ah
,
my
fine
sir
!
"
he
cried
.
"
THIS
time
I
do
n't
mean
to
let
you
go
.
No
,
not
until
I
have
learnt
what
all
this
purchasing
of
dead
peasants
means
.
Look
here
.
You
ought
to
be
ashamed
of
yourself
.
Yes
,
I
say
that
--
I
who
am
one
of
your
best
friends
.
"
Here
he
turned
to
the
Governor
again
.
"
Your
Excellency
,
"
he
continued
,
"
you
would
never
believe
what
inseperables
this
man
and
I
have
been
.
Indeed
,
if
you
had
stood
there
and
said
to
me
,
'
Nozdrev
,
tell
me
on
your
honour
which
of
the
two
you
love
best
--
your
father
or
Chichikov
?
'
I
should
have
replied
,
'
Chichikov
,
by
God
!
"'
With
that
he
tackled
our
hero
again
,
"
Come
,
come
,
my
friend
!
"
he
urged
.
"
Let
me
imprint
upon
your
cheeks
a
baiser
or
two
.
You
will
excuse
me
if
I
kiss
him
,
will
you
not
,
your
Excellency
?
No
,
do
not
resist
me
,
Chichikov
,
but
allow
me
to
imprint
at
least
one
baiser
upon
your
lily-white
cheek
.
"
And
in
his
efforts
to
force
upon
Chichikov
what
he
termed
his
"
baisers
"
he
came
near
to
measuring
his
length
upon
the
floor
.
Every
one
now
edged
away
,
and
turned
a
deaf
ear
to
his
further
babblings
;
but
his
words
on
the
subject
of
the
purchase
of
dead
souls
had
none
the
less
been
uttered
at
the
top
of
his
voice
,
and
been
accompanied
with
such
uproarious
laughter
that
the
curiosity
even
of
those
who
had
happened
to
be
sitting
or
standing
in
the
remoter
corners
of
the
room
had
been
aroused
.
So
strange
and
novel
seemed
the
idea
that
the
company
stood
with
faces
expressive
of
nothing
but
a
dumb
,
dull
wonder
.
Only
some
of
the
ladies
(
as
Chichikov
did
not
fail
to
remark
)
exchanged
meaning
,
ill-natured
winks
and
a
series
of
sarcastic
smiles
:
which
circumstance
still
further
increased
his
confusion
.
That
Nozdrev
was
a
notorious
liar
every
one
,
of
course
,
knew
,
and
that
he
should
have
given
vent
to
an
idiotic
outburst
of
this
sort
had
surprised
no
one
;
but
a
dead
soul
--
well
,
what
was
one
to
make
of
Nozdrev
's
reference
to
such
a
commodity
?
