He told good stories, which made me roar with laughter, and we got up from table the best of friends. I accepted with pleasurewe sat down to tableZourine drank a great deal, and pressed me to drink, telling me I must get accustomed to the service. Zourine asked me to lunch with him, soldier fashion, and, as we say, on what Heaven provides. I learnt that his name was Iván Ivánovitch11 Zourine, that he commanded a troop in the -th Hussars, that he was recruiting just now at Simbirsk, and that he had established himself at the same inn as myself. Nevertheless, he continued talking to me. The gentleman addressed to him some strong remarks, as a funeral sermon, and proposed that I should play a game with hiI replied that I did not know how to play billiards. I stayed to watch themthe longer their games lasted, the more frequent became the all-fours performance, till at last the marker remained entirely under the table. He was playing with the marker, who was to have a glass of brandy if he won, and, if he lost, was to crawl under the table on all fours. I went into the billiard rooI found there a tall gentleman, about forty years of age, with long, black moustachios, in a dressing-gown, a cue in his hand, and a pipe in his mouth. Tired of looking out at the windows upon a dirty lane, I began wandering about the rooms of the inn. I arrived at Simbirsk during the night, where I was to stay twenty-four hours, that Savéliitch might do sundry commissions entrusted to hiI remained at an inn, while Savéliitch went out to get what he wanted. Thifair ladybrother Sanchoreplied the curateino lesa personage than the heiresin the direct male line of the great kingdom
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