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In
short
,
one
needs
,
before
doing
this
,
to
carry
out
a
prolonged
probing
with
the
aid
of
an
insight
sharpened
in
the
acute
school
of
research
.
Only
God
can
say
what
Manilov
's
real
character
was
.
A
class
of
men
exists
whom
the
proverb
has
described
as
"
men
unto
themselves
,
neither
this
nor
that
--
neither
Bogdan
of
the
city
nor
Selifan
of
the
village
.
"
And
to
that
class
we
had
better
assign
also
Manilov
.
Outwardly
he
was
presentable
enough
,
for
his
features
were
not
wanting
in
amiability
,
but
that
amiability
was
a
quality
into
which
there
entered
too
much
of
the
sugary
element
,
so
that
his
every
gesture
,
his
every
attitude
,
seemed
to
connote
an
excess
of
eagerness
to
curry
favour
and
cultivate
a
closer
acquaintance
.
On
first
speaking
to
the
man
,
his
ingratiating
smile
,
his
flaxen
hair
,
and
his
blue
eyes
would
lead
one
to
say
,
"
What
a
pleasant
,
good-tempered
fellow
he
seems
!
"
yet
during
the
next
moment
or
two
one
would
feel
inclined
to
say
nothing
at
all
,
and
,
during
the
third
moment
,
only
to
say
,
"
The
devil
alone
knows
what
he
is
!
"
And
should
,
thereafter
,
one
not
hasten
to
depart
,
one
would
inevitably
become
overpowered
with
the
deadly
sense
of
ennui
which
comes
of
the
intuition
that
nothing
in
the
least
interesting
is
to
be
looked
for
,
but
only
a
series
of
wearisome
utterances
of
the
kind
which
are
apt
to
fall
from
the
lips
of
a
man
whose
hobby
has
once
been
touched
upon
.
For
every
man
HAS
his
hobby
.
One
man
's
may
be
sporting
dogs
;
another
man
's
may
be
that
of
believing
himself
to
be
a
lover
of
music
,
and
able
to
sound
the
art
to
its
inmost
depths
;
another
's
may
be
that
of
posing
as
a
connoisseur
of
recherche
cookery
;
another
's
may
be
that
of
aspiring
to
play
roles
of
a
kind
higher
than
nature
has
assigned
him
;
another
's
(
though
this
is
a
more
limited
ambition
)
may
be
that
of
getting
drunk
,
and
of
dreaming
that
he
is
edifying
both
his
friends
,
his
acquaintances
,
and
people
with
whom
he
has
no
connection
at
all
by
walking
arm-in-arm
with
an
Imperial
aide-de-camp
;
another
's
may
be
that
of
possessing
a
hand
able
to
chip
corners
off
aces
and
deuces
of
diamonds
;
another
's
may
be
that
of
yearning
to
set
things
straight
--
in
other
words
,
to
approximate
his
personality
to
that
of
a
stationmaster
or
a
director
of
posts
.
In
short
,
almost
every
man
has
his
hobby
or
his
leaning
;
yet
Manilov
had
none
such
,
for
at
home
he
spoke
little
,
and
spent
the
greater
part
of
his
time
in
meditation
--
though
God
only
knows
what
that
meditation
comprised
!
Nor
can
it
be
said
that
he
took
much
interest
in
the
management
of
his
estate
,
for
he
never
rode
into
the
country
,
and
the
estate
practically
managed
itself
.
Whenever
the
bailiff
said
to
him
,
"
It
might
be
well
to
have
such-and-such
a
thing
done
,
"
he
would
reply
,
"
Yes
,
that
is
not
a
bad
idea
,
"
and
then
go
on
smoking
his
pipe
--
a
habit
which
he
had
acquired
during
his
service
in
the
army
,
where
he
had
been
looked
upon
as
an
officer
of
modesty
,
delicacy
,
and
refinement
.
"
Yes
,
it
is
NOT
a
bad
idea
,
"
he
would
repeat
.
Again
,
whenever
a
peasant
approached
him
and
,
rubbing
the
back
of
his
neck
,
said
"
Barin
,
may
I
have
leave
to
go
and
work
for
myself
,
in
order
that
I
may
earn
my
obrok
9
?
"
he
would
snap
out
,
with
pipe
in
mouth
as
usual
,
"
Yes
,
go
!
"
and
never
trouble
his
head
as
to
whether
the
peasant
's
real
object
might
not
be
to
go
and
get
drunk
.
True
,
at
intervals
he
would
say
,
while
gazing
from
the
verandah
to
the
courtyard
,
and
from
the
courtyard
to
the
pond
,
that
it
would
be
indeed
splendid
if
a
carriage
drive
could
suddenly
materialise
,
and
the
pond
as
suddenly
become
spanned
with
a
stone
bridge
,
and
little
shops
as
suddenly
arise
whence
pedlars
could
dispense
the
petty
merchandise
of
the
kind
which
peasantry
most
need
.
And
at
such
moments
his
eyes
would
grow
winning
,
and
his
features
assume
an
expression
of
intense
satisfaction
.
Yet
never
did
these
projects
pass
beyond
the
stage
of
debate
.
Likewise
there
lay
in
his
study
a
book
with
the
fourteenth
page
permanently
turned
down
.
It
was
a
book
which
he
had
been
reading
for
the
past
two
years
!
In
general
,
something
seemed
to
be
wanting
in
the
establishment
.
For
instance
,
although
the
drawing-room
was
filled
with
beautiful
furniture
,
and
upholstered
in
some
fine
silken
material
which
clearly
had
cost
no
inconsiderable
sum
,
two
of
the
chairs
lacked
any
covering
but
bast
,
and
for
some
years
past
the
master
had
been
accustomed
to
warn
his
guests
with
the
words
,
"
Do
not
sit
upon
these
chairs
;
they
are
not
yet
ready
for
use
.
"
Another
room
contained
no
furniture
at
all
,
although
,
a
few
days
after
the
marriage
,
it
had
been
said
:
"
My
dear
,
to-morrow
let
us
set
about
procuring
at
least
some
TEMPORARY
furniture
for
this
room
.
"
Also
,
every
evening
would
see
placed
upon
the
drawing-room
table
a
fine
bronze
candelabrum
,
a
statuette
representative
of
the
Three
Graces
,
a
tray
inlaid
with
mother-of-pearl
,
and
a
rickety
,
lop-sided
copper
invalide
.
Yet
of
the
fact
that
all
four
articles
were
thickly
coated
with
grease
neither
the
master
of
the
house
nor
the
mistress
nor
the
servants
seemed
to
entertain
the
least
suspicion
.
At
the
same
time
,
Manilov
and
his
wife
were
quite
satisfied
with
each
other
.
More
than
eight
years
had
elapsed
since
their
marriage
,
yet
one
of
them
was
for
ever
offering
his
or
her
partner
a
piece
of
apple
or
a
bonbon
or
a
nut
,
while
murmuring
some
tender
something
which
voiced
a
whole-hearted
affection
.
"
Open
your
mouth
,
dearest
"
--
thus
ran
the
formula
--
"
and
let
me
pop
into
it
this
titbit
.
"
You
may
be
sure
that
on
such
occasions
the
"
dearest
mouth
"
parted
its
lips
most
graciously
!
For
their
mutual
birthdays
the
pair
always
contrived
some
"
surprise
present
"
in
the
shape
of
a
glass
receptacle
for
tooth-powder
,
or
what
not
;
and
as
they
sat
together
on
the
sofa
he
would
suddenly
,
and
for
some
unknown
reason
,
lay
aside
his
pipe
,
and
she
her
work
(
if
at
the
moment
she
happened
to
be
holding
it
in
her
hands
)
and
husband
and
wife
would
imprint
upon
one
another
's
cheeks
such
a
prolonged
and
languishing
kiss
that
during
its
continuance
you
could
have
smoked
a
small
cigar
.
In
short
,
they
were
what
is
known
as
"
a
very
happy
couple
.
"
Yet
it
may
be
remarked
that
a
household
requires
other
pursuits
to
be
engaged
in
than
lengthy
embracings
and
the
preparing
of
cunning
"
surprises
.
"
Yes
,
many
a
function
calls
for
fulfilment
.
For
instance
,
why
should
it
be
thought
foolish
or
low
to
superintend
the
kitchen
?
Why
should
care
not
be
taken
that
the
storeroom
never
lacks
supplies
?
Why
should
a
housekeeper
be
allowed
to
thieve
?
Why
should
slovenly
and
drunken
servants
exist
?
Why
should
a
domestic
staff
be
suffered
in
indulge
in
bouts
of
unconscionable
debauchery
during
its
leisure
time
?
Yet
none
of
these
things
were
thought
worthy
of
consideration
by
Manilov
's
wife
,
for
she
had
been
gently
brought
up
,
and
gentle
nurture
,
as
we
all
know
,
is
to
be
acquired
only
in
boarding
schools
,
and
boarding
schools
,
as
we
know
,
hold
the
three
principal
subjects
which
constitute
the
basis
of
human
virtue
to
be
the
French
language
(
a
thing
indispensable
to
the
happiness
of
married
life
)
,
piano-playing
(
a
thing
wherewith
to
beguile
a
husband
's
leisure
moments
)
,
and
that
particular
department
of
housewifery
which
is
comprised
in
the
knitting
of
purses
and
other
"
surprises
.
"
Nevertheless
changes
and
improvements
have
begun
to
take
place
,
since
things
now
are
governed
more
by
the
personal
inclinations
and
idiosyncracies
of
the
keepers
of
such
establishments
.
For
instance
,
in
some
seminaries
the
regimen
places
piano-playing
first
,
and
the
French
language
second
,
and
then
the
above
department
of
housewifery
;
while
in
other
seminaries
the
knitting
of
"
surprises
"
heads
the
list
,
and
then
the
French
language
,
and
then
the
playing
of
pianos
--
so
diverse
are
the
systems
in
force
!
None
the
less
,
I
may
remark
that
Madame
Manilov
--
But
let
me
confess
that
I
always
shrink
from
saying
too
much
about
ladies
.
Moreover
,
it
is
time
that
we
returned
to
our
heroes
,
who
,
during
the
past
few
minutes
,
have
been
standing
in
front
of
the
drawing-room
door
,
and
engaged
in
urging
one
another
to
enter
first
.
"
Pray
be
so
good
as
not
to
inconvenience
yourself
on
my
account
,
"
said
Chichikov
.
"
I
will
follow
YOU
.
"
"
No
,
Paul
Ivanovitch
--
no
!
You
are
my
guest
.
"
And
Manilov
pointed
towards
the
doorway
.
