"You see, my fwiend," he said, "we sleep when we don't love.

We are childwen of the dust... but one falls in love and one is a God, one is pua' as on the first day of cweation... Who's that now? Send him to the devil, I'm busy!" he shouted to Lavrushka, who went up to him not in the least abashed.

"Who should it be? You yourself told him to come.

It's the quartermaster for the money.

" Denisov frowned and was about to shout some reply but stopped.