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Chapter 7

           Thefactthathehurriedalongwasnotduetoafearofbeinglate(seeingthatthePresidentoftheLocalCouncilwasanintimateacquaintanceofhis,aswellasafunctionarywhocouldshortenorprolonganinterviewatwill,evenasHomer’sZeuswasabletoshortenortoprolonganightoraday,wheneveritbecamenecessarytoputanendtothefightingofhisfavouriteheroes,ortoenablethemtojoinbattle),butrathertoafeelingthathewouldliketohavetheaffairconcludedasquicklyaspossible,seeingthat,throughout,ithadbeenananxiousanddifficultbusiness.Also,hecouldnotgetridoftheideathathissoulswereunsubstantialthings,andthattherefore,underthecircumstances,hisshouldershadbetterberelievedoftheirloadwiththeleastpossibledelay.Pullingonhiscinnamon-coloured,bear-linedovercoatashewent,hehadjuststeppedthoughtfullyintothestreetwhenhecollidedwithagentlemandressedinasimilarcoatandanear-lappetedfurcap.Uponthatthegentlemanutteredanexclamation.Behold,itwasManilov!Atoncethefriendsbecamefoldedinastrenuousembrace,andremainedsolockedforfullyfiveminutes.Indeed,thekissesexchangedweresovigorousthatbothsufferedfromtoothacheforthegreaterportionoftheday.Also,Manilov’sdelightwassuchthatonlyhisnoseandlipsremainedvisibletheeyescompletelydisappeared.AfterwardshespentaboutaquarterofanhourinholdingChichikov’shandandchafingitvigorously.

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