"Never have I seen such a barin.

I should like to spit in his face.

'Tis better to allow a man nothing to eat than to refuse to feed a horse properly.

A horse needs his oats--they are his proper fare.

Even if you make a man procure a meal at his own expense, don't deny a horse his oats, for he ought always to have them." An equally poor opinion of Nozdrev seemed to be cherished also by the steeds, for not only were the bay and the Assessor clearly out of spirits, but even the skewbald was wearing a dejected air.