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Captain, and I screamed. And he opened the window over the canal,

and stood in the window, squealing like a little pig; it was a

disgrace. The idea of squealing like a little pig at the window

into the street! Fie upon him! And Karl pulled him away from the

window by his coat, and it is true, Mr. Captain, he tore sein

rock. And then he shouted that man muss pay him fifteen roubles

damages. And I did pay him, Mr. Captain, five roubles for sein

rock. And he is an ungentlemanly visitor and caused all the

scandal. 'I will show you up,' he said, 'for I can write to all

the papers about you.'"

"Then he was an author?"

"Yes, Mr. Captain, and what an ungentlemanly visitor in an

honourable house...."

"Now then! Enough! I have told you already..."

"Ilya Petrovitch!" the head clerk repeated significantly.

The assistant glanced rapidly at him; the head clerk slightly

shook his head.