“Burntouthiseyes！Oh！poorlittlefather！IamgoingtoKrasnoiarsk。Well，whyshouldnotyouandyoursistermountinthekibitka？Bysittingalittleclose，itwillholdusallthree。Besides，mydogwillnotrefusetogoonfoot；
onlyIdon’tgofast，Isparemyhorse。“
“Friend，whatisyourname？“askedMichael。
“MynameisNicholasPigassof。“
“ItisanamethatIwillneverforget，“saidMichael。