ChichikovplacedthenotesinSobakevitch\'shand；whereuponthehostmovednearertothetable，andaddedtothelistofserfsanotethathehadreceivedforthepeasants，therewithsold，thesumoftwenty-fiveroubles，asearnestmoney。Thisdone，hecountedthenotesoncemore。
“ThisisaveryOLDnote，“heremarked，holdingoneuptothelight。
“Also，itisatrifletorn。However，inafriendlytransactiononemustnotbetooparticular。“
“Whatakulak！”thoughtChichikovtohimself。“Andwhatabrutebeast！”
“ThenyoudonotwantanyWOMENsouls？”queriedSobakevitch。