The husband comes home, for instance, hungry from the office, and asks, ‘Isn’t there something to eat, my love, a drop of vodka to drink, a bit of salt fish to eat?’ So then, madam, you must have the vodka and the herring ready. Your husband will eat it with relish, and he won’t so much as look at you, he’ll only say ‘Run into the kitchen, kitten,’ he’ll say, ‘and look after the dinner, and at most, once a week, he’ll kiss you, even then rather indifferently . . . That’s how it will be with us, my young lady! Yes, even then indifferently. . . . That’s how it will be, if one considers it, if it has come to one’s looking at the thing in that way
different path lies before each man, no one can tell what road he may have to take
this point Mr. Golyadkin frowned, as though he had taken a bite out of a lemon, probably remembering something very unpleasant
you will get caught one day; the wolf will have to pay for the sheep’s tears.”
for every one’s abused behind his back — but to my face, if you please, my good sir, I don’t allow any one to be impudent. I’ve grown grey in the government service, sir, and I don’t allow any one to be impudent to me in my old age
If thou forget me,
I shall not forget thee;
Though all things may be,
Do not thou forget me
I shall not forget thee;
Though all things may be,
Do not thou forget me
jocularity and politeness
So it has been ordained by God Almighty, it’s His will, and it is sinful repining. His wisdom is apparent in it. And as far as I can make out, Yakov Petrovitch, you are not to blame in any way
Devils breed in still waters
