Мертвые души
Chapter 3
Indeed,frequently,onhearingthelatter,hehadtopausebeforewritingthemdown.Especiallydidhehaltbeforeacertain“PeterSavelievNeuvazhaiKorito.”“Whatastringoftitles!”involuntarilyheejaculated.TotheChristiannameofanotherserfwasappended“KoroviKirpitch,”andtothatofathird“KolesoIvan.”However,atlengththelistwascompiled,andhecaughtadeepbreath;whichlatterproceedingcausedhimtocatchalsotheattractiveodourofsomethingfriedinfat.
“Ibeseechyoutohaveamorsel,”murmuredhishostess.Chichikovlookedup,andsawthatthetablewasspreadwithmushrooms,pies,andotherviands.
“Trythisfreshly-madepieandanegg,”continuedMadame.
Chichikovdidso,andhavingeatenmorethanhalfofwhatsheofferedhim,praisedthepiehighly.Indeed,itwasatoothsomedish,and,afterhisdifficultiesandexertionswithhishostess,ittastedevenbetterthanitmightotherwisehavedone.
“Andalsoafewpancakes?”suggestedMadame.
ForanswerChichikovfoldedthreetogether,and,havingdippedtheminmeltedbutter,consignedthelottohismouth,andthenwipedhismouthwithanapkin.Twicemorewastheprocessrepeated,andthenherequestedhishostesstoorderthebritchkatobegotready.IndispatchingFetiniawiththenecessaryinstructions,sheorderedhertoreturnwithasecondbatchofhotpancakes.
“Yourpancakesareindeedsplendid,”saidChichikov,applyinghimselftothesecondconsignmentoffrieddaintieswhentheyhadarrived.
“Yes,wemakethemwellhere,”repliedMadame.
