Chichikovdulythankedhisinterlocutor，butcontinuedtodeclineeitherthegreyhorseortheroanmare。
“Thenbuyafewdogs，“saidNozdrev。“Icansellyouacoupleofhidesa-quiver，earswellpricked，coatslikequills，ribsbarrel-shaped，andpawssotuckedupasscarcelytograzethegroundwhentheyrun。“
“Ofwhatusewouldthosedogsbetome？Iamnotasportsman。“
“ButIWANTyoutohavethedogs。Listen。Ifyouwon\'thavethedogs，thenbuymybarrel-organ。\'Tisasplendidinstrument。AsamanofhonourIcantellyouthat，whennew，itcostmefifteenhundredroubles。Well，youshallhaveitforninehundred。“
“Come，come！WhatshouldIwantwithabarrel-organ？IamnotaGerman，togohaulingitabouttheroadsandbeggingforcoppers。“