Presently she pointed to a building ahead, with the words, "THERE is the main road." "And what is the building ?" asked Selifan.
"A tavern," she said.
"Then we can get along by ourselves," he observed.

"Do you get down, and be off home." With that he stopped, and helped her to alight--muttering as he did so: "Ah, you blackfooted creature!" Chichikov added a copper groat, and she departed well pleased with her ride in the gentleman's carriage..