He certainly had no money, and was afraid to ask me for any.

So on the third day, I said to him: 'Sushiloff, I think you have wanted to ask me for money to pay Anton Vasilieff.

Here it is.' I was sitting on the sleeping-shelf at the time; Sushiloff was standing in front of me.

He seemed very much surprised that I should offer him the money of my own accord; that I should voluntarily remember his difficult situation, the more so as, in his opinion, he had already, and that recently, taken altogether too much from me in advance, so that he dared not hope that I would give him any more.

He looked at the money, then at me, abruptly turned away and left the room.