“Come，whytellstories？Yakov！“laughedSavka。“Thereisnoneedforlying；thegentlemanknowswhyyouhavecome！Sitdown；youshallhavesupperwithus。“
Agafyalookedsidewaysatmeandsatdownirresolutely。
“Ithoughtyouweren’tcomingthisevening，“Savkasaid，afteraprolongedsilence。“Whysitlikethat？Eat！OrshallIgiveyouadropofvodka？“
“Whatanidea！“laughedAgafya；“doyouthinkyouhavegotholdofadrunkard？“
“Oh，drinkitup。Yourheartwillfeelwarmer。