" "But that's no hindrance to your loving your wife.

" "The cuttlefish is no hindrance.

The wife is the hindrance.

" "Why so?" "Oh, you'll see! You care about farming, hunting,--well, you'd better look out!" "Arhip was here today; he said there were a lot of elks in Prudno, and two bears," said Tchirikov.

"Well, you must go and get them without me.