retrievers，andwhentheywentoutasbeatersthepeasantsweregivenvodka；howwholewaggonloadsofgameusedtobesenttoMoscowfortheyoungmasters；howthebadwerebeatenwithrodsorsentawaytotheTverestate，whilethegoodwererewarded。
AndGrannytoldthemsomething，too。Sherememberedeverything，positivelyeverything。Shedescribedhermistress，akind，God-fearingwoman，whosehusbandwasaprofligateandarake，andallofwhosedaughtersmadeunluckymarriages:onemarriedadrunkard，anothermarriedaworkman，theotherelopedsecretlyGrannyherself，atthattimeayounggirl，helpedintheelopement，andtheyhadallthreeaswellastheirmotherdiedearlyfromgrief。Andrememberingallthis，Grannypositivelybegantoshedtears。
Allatoncesomeoneknockedatthedoor，andtheyallstarted。
“UncleOsip，givemeanight’slodging。“
Thelittlebaldoldman，GeneralZhukov’scook，theonewhosecaphadbeenburnt，walkedin。Hesatdownandlistened，thenhe，too，begantellingstoriesofallsorts。Nikolay，sittingonthestovewithhislegshangingdown，listenedandaskedquestionsaboutthedishesthatwerepreparedintheolddaysforthegentry。Theytalkedofrissoles，cutlets，varioussoupsandsauces，andthecook，whorememberedeverythingverywell，mentioneddishesthatarenolongerserved。Therewasone，forinstance——adishmadeofbulls’eyes，whichwascalled“wakingupinthemorning。“