She's only a serf, she daren't..." At this point he fell down, for I pulled myself violently out of his hands and ran into the street.

Liputin clung on to me.
"Alexey Nilitch will pick him up.

Do you know what I've just found out from him ?" he babbled in desperate haste.

"Did you hear his verses?
He's sealed those verses to the 'Starry Amazon' in an envelope and is going to send them to-morrow to Lizaveta Nikolaevna, signed with his name in full.

What a fellow!" "I bet you suggested it to him yourself." "You'll lose your bet," laughed Liputin.