It's a pity, he ran off somewhere.

Have you had dinner ?" "Not yet.

And how's Aleksandra ?" asked Foma, somewhat deafened by the loud speech of this tall, frank, red-faced fellow clad in a motley costume.
"Well, do you know," said the latter with a frown, "that Aleksandra of yours is a nasty woman! She's so obscure, it's tiresome to be with her, the devil take her! She's as cold as a frog,--brrr! I guess I'll send her away." "Cold--that's true," said Foma and became pensive.

"Every person must do his work in a first class manner," said the distiller's son, instructively.

"And if you become some one's s mistress you must perform your duty in the best way possible, if you are a decent woman.