Dead Souls - Gogol Nikolai Vasilievich.pdf - Cove Systems

at the house of the Public Prosecutor (a very
wealthy man), and a subsequent reception
given by the Mayor. In short, not an hour of the
day did Chichikov find himself forced to spend
at home, and his return to the inn became
necessary only for the purposes of sleeping.
Somehow or other he had landed on his feet,
and everywhere he figured as an experienced
man of the world. No matter what the
conversation chanced to be about, he always
contrived to maintain his part in the same. Did
the discourse turn upon horse-breeding, upon
horse-breeding he happened to be peculiarly
well-qualified to speak. Did the company fall
to discussing well-bred dogs, at once he had
remarks of the most pertinent kind possible to
offer. Did the company touch upon a
prosecution which had recently been carried
out by the Excise Department, instantly he
showed that he too was not wholly
unacquainted with legal affairs. Did an opinion
chance to be expressed concerning billiards,
on that subject too he was at least able to avoid
committing a blunder. Did a reference occur