But, excuse me, did you consider me a sensible man and not insane when you sent Agafya ?" "For the cleverest and most rational, and I only pretended to believe that you were insane....

And you guessed at once what was in my mind, and sent a testimonial to my wit through Agafya." "Well, there you're a little mistaken.

I really was...

unwell..." muttered Nikolay Vsyevolodovitch, frowning.

"Bah!" he cried, "do you suppose I'm capable of attacking people when I'm in my senses?
What object would there be in it ?" Liputin shrank together and didn't know what to answer.