Surely it must be that we have wearied him ?" her spouse replied.
"By no means," asserted Chichikov, pressing his hand to his heart.

"In this breast, madam, will abide for ever the pleasant memory of the time which I have spent with you.

Believe me, I could conceive of no greater blessing than to reside, if not under the same roof as yourselves, at all events in your immediate neighbourhood." "Indeed ?" exclaimed Manilov, greatly pleased with the idea.

"How splendid it would be if you DID come to reside under our roof, so that we could recline under an elm tree together, and talk philosophy, and delve to the very root of things!" "Yes, it WOULD be a paradisaical existence!" agreed Chichikov with a sigh.

Nevertheless he shook hands with Madame.