Lebyadkin's stupid and quite worthless--and no use to the cause, and...

utterly mischievous.

Why do you keep babbling all sorts of things?
I'm going." "Oh, what a pity!" cried Liputin with a candid smile, "or I'd have amused you with another little story, Stepan Trofimovitch.

I came, indeed, on purpose to tell you, though I dare say you've heard it already.

Well, till another time, Alexey Nilitch is in such a hurry.
Good-bye for the present.