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Why
should
you
go
and
condemn
yourself
to
a
state
of
vegetation
like
that
?
"
Nevertheless
the
uncle
's
expostulations
fell
upon
deaf
ears
,
for
already
the
nephew
was
beginning
to
think
of
his
estate
as
a
retreat
of
a
type
more
likely
to
nourish
the
intellectual
faculties
and
afford
the
only
profitable
field
of
activity
.
After
unearthing
one
or
two
modern
works
on
agriculture
,
therefore
,
he
,
two
weeks
later
,
found
himself
in
the
neighbourhood
of
the
home
where
his
boyhood
had
been
spent
,
and
approaching
the
spot
which
never
failed
to
enthral
the
visitor
or
guest
.
And
in
the
young
man
's
breast
there
was
beginning
to
palpitate
a
new
feeling
--
in
the
young
man
's
soul
there
were
reawakening
old
,
long-concealed
impressions
;
with
the
result
that
many
a
spot
which
had
long
been
faded
from
his
memory
now
filled
him
with
interest
,
and
the
beautiful
views
on
the
estate
found
him
gazing
at
them
like
a
newcomer
,
and
with
a
beating
heart
.
Tientietnikov
's
good
horses
covered
the
ten
versts
to
the
General
's
house
in
a
little
over
half
an
hour
.
Descending
from
the
koliaska
with
features
attuned
to
deference
,
Chichikov
inquired
for
the
master
of
the
house
,
and
was
at
once
ushered
into
his
presence
.
Bowing
with
head
held
respectfully
on
one
side
and
hands
extended
like
those
of
a
waiter
carrying
a
trayful
of
teacups
,
the
visitor
inclined
his
whole
body
forward
,
and
said
:
"
I
have
deemed
it
my
duty
to
present
myself
to
your
Excellency
.
I
have
deemed
it
my
duty
because
in
my
heart
I
cherish
a
most
profound
respect
for
the
valiant
men
who
,
on
the
field
of
battle
,
have
proved
the
saviours
of
their
country
.
"
That
this
preliminary
attack
did
not
wholly
displease
the
General
was
proved
by
the
fact
that
,
responding
with
a
gracious
inclination
of
the
head
,
he
replied
:
"
I
am
glad
to
make
your
acquaintance
.
Pray
be
so
good
as
to
take
a
seat
.
In
what
capacity
or
capacities
have
you
yourself
seen
service
?
"
"
Of
my
service
,
"
said
Chichikov
,
depositing
his
form
,
not
exactly
in
the
centre
of
the
chair
,
but
rather
on
one
side
of
it
,
and
resting
a
hand
upon
one
of
its
arms
,
"
--
of
my
service
the
scene
was
laid
,
in
the
first
instance
,
in
the
Treasury
;
while
its
further
course
bore
me
successively
into
the
employ
of
the
Public
Buildings
Commission
,
of
the
Customs
Board
,
and
of
other
Government
Offices
.
But
,
throughout
,
my
life
has
resembled
a
barque
tossed
on
the
crests
of
perfidious
billows
.
In
suffering
I
have
been
swathed
and
wrapped
until
I
have
come
to
be
,
as
it
were
,
suffering
personified
;
while
of
the
extent
to
which
my
life
has
been
sought
by
foes
,
no
words
,
no
colouring
,
no
(
if
I
may
so
express
it
?
)
painter
's
brush
could
ever
convey
to
you
an
adequate
idea
.
And
now
,
at
length
,
in
my
declining
years
,
I
am
seeking
a
corner
in
which
to
eke
out
the
remainder
of
my
miserable
existence
,
while
at
the
present
moment
I
am
enjoying
the
hospitality
of
a
neighbour
of
your
acquaintance
.
"
"
And
who
is
that
?
"
"
Your
neighbour
Tientietnikov
,
your
Excellency
.
"
