Cometoyoursenses！Asweetheartattheageofsixty-three！Andatsuchapriceasthis。Whatareyoutalkingabout？Well，I\'lltellthistoIgnat。\"
AndMayakinfilledtheairwithajarring，hastylaughter，atwhichhisgoat-likebeardbegantotrembleinanuncomelymanner。IttookFomaalongtimetoobtainacategoricalanswer；theoldman，contrarytohishabit，wasrestlessandirritated；hisspeech，usuallyfluent，wasnowinterrupted；hewasswearingandexpectoratingashespoke，anditwaswithdifficultythatFomalearnedwhatthematterwas。
SophyaPavlovnaMedinskaya，thewealthyarchitect\'swife，whowaswellknowninthecityforhertirelesseffortsinthelineofarrangingvariouscharitableprojects，persuadedIgnattoendowseventy-fivethousandroublesfortheerectionofalodging-houseinthecityandofapubliclibrarywithareading-room。Ignathadgiventhemoney，andalreadythenewspaperslaudedhimforhisgenerosity。Fomahadseenthewomanmorethanonceonthestreets；shewasshort；heknewthatshewasconsideredasoneofthemostbeautifulwomeninthecity，andthatbadrumourswereafootastoherbehaviour。
\"Isthatall？\"exclaimedFoma，whenhisgodfatherconcludedthestory。
\"AndIthoughtGodknowswhat！\"