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'A dog, ', 'ht out in a rather unsteady voice

'I don't knohether it was the dumb man's or whose, but it wouldn't let s for! I wish to know We have a yard dog, haven't we?'

'Oh yes, 'm, we have, 's for? It's si disorder There's no one in control in the house--that's what it is And what does the dus in my yard? Yesterday I went to the , and there it was lying in the flower--garden; it had dragged in so, and my roses are planted there'

The lady ceased

'Let her be gone froo I will send for you later for the report'

Gavrila went away

As he went through the drawing-roo order moved a bell from one table to another; he stealthily blew his duck-like nose in the hall, and went into the outer-hall In the outer-hall, on a locker was Stepan asleep in the attitude of a slain warrior in a battalion picture, his bare legs thrust out below the coat which served hiave him a shove, and whispered some instructions to hi between a yawn and a laugh The steent away, and Stepan got up, put on his coat and his boots, went out and stood on the steps Five minutes had not passed before Gerasis on his back, accoiven orders that her bedroom and boudoir should be heated at times even in the summer) Gerasim turned sideways before the door, shoved it open with his shoulder, and staggered into the house with his load Mumu, as usual, stayed behind to wait for hi his chance, suddenly pounced on her, like a kite on a chicken, held her down to the ground, gathered her up in his ar on his cap, ran out of the yard with her, got into the first fly he alloped off to a market-place There he soon found a purchaser, to who, on condition that he would keep her for at least a week tied up; then he returned at once But before he got hoht round the yard, jumped over the fence into the yard froate for fear ofGerasim