They will say to you, 'Bad woman, we are doing this because you robbed your master,' and then stoke up the fire still hotter." "Nevertheless _I_ shall continue to say, 'You are roasting me for nothing, for I never stole anything at all.' Why, THERE it is, lying on the table! You have been accusing me for no reason whatever!" And, sure enough, the sheet of paper was lying before Plushkin's very eyes.

For a moment or two he chewed silently.

Then he went on: "Well, and what are you making such a noise about?
If one says a single word to you, you answer back with ten.

Go and fetch me a candle to seal a letter with.

And mind you bring a TALLOW candle, for it will not cost so much as the other sort.