Sometimes it seemed to me that I was travelling without an object,--simply promenading,--and that I should go on thus to the end of the world.

And I was happy when I so forgot myself.

But when I remembered where I was going, I said to myself: 'I shall see later.

Don't think about it.' "When half way, an incident happened to distract me still further.

The tarantass, though new, broke down, and had to be repaired.