“Thendon’trunafterme。Awomanwhorunsafteraman，andplaysthewhorewithhim，is——“
“Lessnoise，please——lessnoise，Ibegofyou，orweshallbeheard，andIshallbeputtoshame！“
“Doesn’titputyoutoshametobeofferingyourselftomelikethis？“
Asilenceensues，savethattheyoungfellowgoesonsnortingandfidgeting，andtheraindropscontinuetofallwiththesamereluctance，thesameindolence，asever。Thenoncemorethewoman’svoiceisheardthroughthepattering。
“Perhaps，“saysthevoice，“youhaveguessedthatIamseekingahusband？Yes，IAMseekingone——agood，steadymuzhik。“