“HadInotbetterconsiderWHYitismylot，andsoforth？Why，damnit，thecausesaremany。Foronething，ifonehasneighbourswhoneitherlivenorseethingsasoneselfdoes，butareuncongenial，whatdoesonedo？Onejustleavesthem，andclearsout——moreespeciallyifonebeneitherapriestnoramagistrate。YetYOUsaythatIhadbetterconsiderwhythisismylot。DoyouthinkthatYOUaretheonlymanabletoconsiderthings，possessedofabrain？“
Andinanaccessoffurythespeakerreplacedhispipe，andsatfrowninginsilence。Vasilieyedhisinterlocutor’sfeaturesasthefirelightplayedreduponthem，and，finally，saidinanundertone:
“Yes，itisalwaysso。Wefailtogetonwithourneighbours，yetlackacharterofourown，so，havingnorootstoholdus，justfalltowandering，troublingotherfolk，andearningdislike！“
“Thedislikeofwhom？“grufflyqueriedtheex-soldier。
“Thedislikeofeveryone，asyouyourselfhavesaid！“