I slept too long, devil take it! I studied up to two o'clock last night.
Have you solved your problems ?" "No, I haven't." "Eh, you lazy bones! Well, I'll dash them off for you directly!" Driving his small, thin teeth into the cakes, he purred something like a kitten, stamped his left foot, beating time, and at the same time solved the problem, rattling off short phrases to Foma: "See?
Eight bucketfuls leaked out in one hour.

And how many hours did it leak--six?
Eh, what good things they eat in your house! Consequently, we must multiply six by eight.

Do you like cake with green onions?
Oh, how I like it! So that in six hours forty-eight bucketfuls leaked out of the first gauge-cock.

And altogether the tub contained ninety.

Do you understand the rest ?" Foma liked Yozhov better than Smolin, but he was more friendly with Smolin.