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Lastly
,
the
barinia
herself
alighted
,
and
stood
revealed
as
Madame
Korobotchka
,
widow
of
a
Collegiate
Secretary
!
The
reason
of
her
sudden
arrival
was
that
she
had
felt
so
uneasy
about
the
possible
outcome
of
Chichikov
's
whim
,
that
during
the
three
nights
following
his
departure
she
had
been
unable
to
sleep
a
wink
;
whereafter
,
in
spite
of
the
fact
that
her
horses
were
not
shod
,
she
had
set
off
for
the
town
,
in
order
to
learn
at
first
hand
how
the
dead
souls
were
faring
,
and
whether
(
which
might
God
forfend
!
)
she
had
not
sold
them
at
something
like
a
third
of
their
true
value
.
The
consequences
of
her
venture
the
reader
will
learn
from
a
conversation
between
two
ladies
.
We
will
reserve
it
for
the
ensuing
chapter
.
Next
morning
,
before
the
usual
hour
for
paying
calls
,
there
tripped
from
the
portals
of
an
orange-coloured
wooden
house
with
an
attic
storey
and
a
row
of
blue
pillars
a
lady
in
an
elegant
plaid
cloak
.
With
her
came
a
footman
in
a
many-caped
greatcoat
and
a
polished
top
hat
with
a
gold
band
.
Hastily
,
but
gracefully
,
the
lady
ascended
the
steps
let
down
from
a
koliaska
which
was
standing
before
the
entrance
,
and
as
soon
as
she
had
done
so
the
footman
shut
her
in
,
put
up
the
steps
again
,
and
,
catching
hold
of
the
strap
behind
the
vehicle
,
shouted
to
the
coachman
,
"
Right
away
!
"
The
reason
of
all
this
was
that
the
lady
was
the
possessor
of
a
piece
of
intelligence
that
she
was
burning
to
communicate
to
a
fellow-creature
.
Every
moment
she
kept
looking
out
of
the
carriage
window
,
and
perceiving
,
with
almost
speechless
vexation
,
that
,
as
yet
,
she
was
but
half-way
on
her
journey
.
The
fronts
of
the
houses
appeared
to
her
longer
than
usual
,
and
in
particular
did
the
front
of
the
white
stone
hospital
,
with
its
rows
of
narrow
windows
,
seem
interminable
to
a
degree
which
at
length
forced
her
to
ejaculate
:
"
Oh
,
the
cursed
building
!
Positively
there
is
no
end
to
it
!
"
Also
,
she
twice
adjured
the
coachman
with
the
words
,
"
Go
quicker
,
Andrusha
!
You
are
a
horribly
long
time
over
the
journey
this
morning
.
"
But
at
length
the
goal
was
reached
,
and
the
koliaska
stopped
before
a
one-storied
wooden
mansion
,
dark
grey
in
colour
,
and
having
white
carvings
over
the
windows
,
a
tall
wooden
fence
and
narrow
garden
in
front
of
the
latter
,
and
a
few
meagre
trees
looming
white
with
an
incongruous
coating
of
road
dust
.
In
the
windows
of
the
building
were
also
a
few
flower
pots
and
a
parrot
that
kept
alternately
dancing
on
the
floor
of
its
cage
and
hanging
on
to
the
ring
of
the
same
with
its
beak
.
Also
,
in
the
sunshine
before
the
door
two
pet
dogs
were
sleeping
.
Here
there
lived
the
lady
's
bosom
friend
.
As
soon
as
the
bosom
friend
in
question
learnt
of
the
newcomer
's
arrival
,
she
ran
down
into
the
hall
,
and
the
two
ladies
kissed
and
embraced
one
another
.
Then
they
adjourned
to
the
drawing-room
.
"
How
glad
I
am
to
see
you
!
"
said
the
bosom
friend
.
"
When
I
heard
some
one
arriving
I
wondered
who
could
possibly
be
calling
so
early
.
Parasha
declared
that
it
must
be
the
Vice-Governor
's
wife
,
so
,
as
I
did
not
want
to
be
bored
with
her
,
I
gave
orders
that
I
was
to
be
reported
'
not
at
home
.
"'
For
her
part
,
the
guest
would
have
liked
to
have
proceeded
to
business
by
communicating
her
tidings
,
but
a
sudden
exclamation
from
the
hostess
imparted
(
temporarily
)
a
new
direction
to
the
conversation
.
"
What
a
pretty
chintz
!
"
she
cried
,
gazing
at
the
other
's
gown
.
"
Yes
,
it
IS
pretty
,
"
agreed
the
visitor
.
"
On
the
other
hand
,
Praskovia
Thedorovna
thinks
that
--
"
In
other
words
,
the
ladies
proceeded
to
indulge
in
a
conversation
on
the
subject
of
dress
;
and
only
after
this
had
lasted
for
a
considerable
while
did
the
visitor
let
fall
a
remark
which
led
her
entertainer
to
inquire
:
"
And
how
is
the
universal
charmer
?
"
"
My
God
!
"
replied
the
other
.
