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Chichikov
then
made
his
way
into
the
town
--
though
not
with
the
object
of
paying
farewell
visits
(
in
view
of
recent
events
,
that
might
have
given
rise
to
some
awkwardness
)
,
but
for
the
purpose
of
paying
an
unobtrusive
call
at
the
shop
where
he
had
obtained
the
cloth
for
his
latest
suit
.
There
he
now
purchased
four
more
arshins
of
the
same
smoked-grey-shot-with-flame-colour
material
as
he
had
had
before
,
with
the
intention
of
having
it
made
up
by
the
tailor
who
had
fashioned
the
previous
costume
;
and
by
promising
double
remuneration
he
induced
the
tailor
in
question
so
to
hasten
the
cutting
out
of
the
garments
that
,
through
sitting
up
all
night
over
the
work
,
the
man
might
have
the
whole
ready
by
break
of
day
.
True
,
the
goods
were
delivered
a
trifle
after
the
appointed
hour
,
yet
the
following
morning
saw
the
coat
and
breeches
completed
;
and
while
the
horses
were
being
put
to
,
Chichikov
tried
on
the
clothes
,
and
found
them
equal
to
the
previous
creation
,
even
though
during
the
process
he
caught
sight
of
a
bald
patch
on
his
head
,
and
was
led
mournfully
to
reflect
:
"
Alas
!
Why
did
I
give
way
to
such
despair
?
Surely
I
need
not
have
torn
my
hair
out
so
freely
?
"
Then
,
when
the
tailor
had
been
paid
,
our
hero
left
the
town
.
But
no
longer
was
he
the
old
Chichikov
--
he
was
only
a
ruin
of
what
he
had
been
,
and
his
frame
of
mind
might
have
been
compared
to
a
building
recently
pulled
down
to
make
room
for
a
new
one
,
while
the
new
one
had
not
yet
been
erected
owing
to
the
non-receipt
of
the
plans
from
the
architect
.
Murazov
,
too
,
had
departed
,
but
at
an
earlier
hour
,
and
in
a
tilt-waggon
with
Ivan
Potapitch
.
An
hour
later
the
Governor-General
issued
to
all
and
sundry
officials
a
notice
that
,
on
the
occasion
of
his
departure
for
St.
Petersburg
,
he
would
be
glad
to
see
the
corps
of
tchinovniks
at
a
private
meeting
.
Accordingly
all
ranks
and
grades
of
officialdom
repaired
to
his
residence
,
and
there
awaited
--
not
without
a
certain
measure
of
trepidation
and
of
searching
of
heart
--
the
Governor-General
's
entry
.
When
that
took
place
he
looked
neither
clear
nor
dull
.
Yet
his
bearing
was
proud
,
and
his
step
assured
.
The
tchinovniks
bowed
--
some
of
them
to
the
waist
,
and
he
answered
their
salutations
with
a
slight
inclination
of
the
head
.
Then
he
spoke
as
follows
:
"
Since
I
am
about
to
pay
a
visit
to
St.
Petersburg
,
I
have
thought
it
right
to
meet
you
,
and
to
explain
to
you
privately
my
reasons
for
doing
so
.
An
affair
of
a
most
scandalous
character
has
taken
place
in
our
midst
.
To
what
affair
I
am
referring
I
think
most
of
those
present
will
guess
.
Now
,
an
automatic
process
has
led
to
that
affair
bringing
about
the
discovery
of
other
matters
.
Those
matters
are
no
less
dishonourable
than
the
primary
one
;
and
to
that
I
regret
to
have
to
add
that
there
stand
involved
in
them
certain
persons
whom
I
had
hitherto
believed
to
be
honourable
.
Of
the
object
aimed
at
by
those
who
have
complicated
matters
to
the
point
of
making
their
resolution
almost
impossible
by
ordinary
methods
I
am
aware
;
as
also
I
am
aware
of
the
identity
of
the
ringleader
,
despite
the
skill
with
which
he
has
sought
to
conceal
his
share
in
the
scandal
.
But
the
principal
point
is
,
that
I
propose
to
decide
these
matters
,
not
by
formal
documentary
process
,
but
by
the
more
summary
process
of
court-martial
,
and
that
I
hope
,
when
the
circumstances
have
been
laid
before
his
Imperial
Majesty
,
to
receive
from
him
authority
to
adopt
the
course
which
I
have
mentioned
.
For
I
conceive
that
when
it
has
become
impossible
to
resolve
a
case
by
civil
means
,
and
some
of
the
necessary
documents
have
been
burnt
,
and
attempts
have
been
made
(
both
through
the
adduction
of
an
excess
of
false
and
extraneous
evidence
and
through
the
framing
of
fictitious
reports
)
to
cloud
an
already
sufficiently
obscure
investigation
with
an
added
measure
of
complexity
,
--
when
all
these
circumstances
have
arisen
,
I
conceive
that
the
only
possible
tribunal
to
deal
with
them
is
a
military
tribunal
.
But
on
that
point
I
should
like
your
opinion
.
"
The
Prince
paused
for
a
moment
or
two
,
as
though
awaiting
a
reply
;
but
none
came
,
seeing
that
every
man
had
his
eyes
bent
upon
the
floor
,
and
many
of
the
audience
had
turned
white
in
the
face
.
"
Then
,
"
he
went
on
,
"
I
may
say
that
I
am
aware
also
of
a
matter
which
those
who
have
carried
it
through
believe
to
lie
only
within
the
cognisance
of
themselves
.
The
particulars
of
that
matter
will
not
be
set
forth
in
documentary
form
,
but
only
through
process
of
myself
acting
as
plaintiff
and
petitioner
,
and
producing
none
but
ocular
evidence
.
"
Among
the
throng
of
tchinovniks
some
one
gave
a
start
,
and
thereby
caused
others
of
the
more
apprehensive
sort
to
fall
to
trembling
in
their
shoes
.
"
Without
saying
does
it
go
that
the
prime
conspirators
ought
to
undergo
deprivation
of
rank
and
property
,
and
that
the
remainder
ought
to
be
dismissed
from
their
posts
;
for
though
that
course
would
cause
a
certain
proportion
of
the
innocent
to
suffer
with
the
guilty
,
there
would
seem
to
be
no
other
course
available
,
seeing
that
the
affair
is
one
of
the
most
disgraceful
nature
,
and
calls
aloud
for
justice
.
Therefore
,
although
I
know
that
to
some
my
action
will
fail
to
serve
as
a
lesson
,
since
it
will
lead
to
their
succeeding
to
the
posts
of
dismissed
officials
,
as
well
as
that
others
hitherto
considered
honourable
will
lose
their
reputation
,
and
others
entrusted
with
new
responsibilities
will
continue
to
cheat
and
betray
their
trust
,
--
although
all
this
is
known
to
me
,
I
still
have
no
choice
but
to
satisfy
the
claims
of
justice
by
proceeding
to
take
stern
measures
.
I
am
also
aware
that
I
shall
be
accused
of
undue
severity
;
but
,
lastly
,
I
am
aware
that
it
is
my
duty
to
put
aside
all
personal
feeling
,
and
to
act
as
the
unconscious
instrument
of
that
retribution
which
justice
demands
.
"
