Thepriest, ashyandamiablelookinglittleman, informedhimatoncethatthoughLyagavyhadbeenstayingwithhimatfirst, hewasnowatSuhoyPossyolok, thathewasstayingthenightintheforester'scottage, 'surgentrequestthathewouldtakehimtoLyagavyatonce, andbysodoing "savehim, sotospeak," thepriestagreed, aftersomedemur, toconducthimtoSuhoyPossyolok; , unluckily, headvisedtheirgoingonfoot, asitwouldnotbe "muchover" , ofcourse, agreed, andmarchedoffwithhisyard-longstrides, , thoughnotold.
Mityaatoncebegantalkingtohim, too, ofhisplans, nervouslyandexcitedlyaskingadviceinregardtoLyagavy, , 'squestionswith: "Idon', Ican'?" , thepriestwaspositivelyalarmed, , however, withsurprise, whyhecalledthepeasant-traderGorstkin, Lyagavy, andobliginglyexplainedtoMityathat, thoughtheman'snamereallywasLyagavy, hewasnevercalledso, ashewouldbegrievouslyoffendedatthename, andthathemustbesuretocallhimGorstkin, "oryou'lldonothingwithhim; hewon'tevenlistentoyou," saidthepriestinconclusion.
Mityawassomewhatsurprisedforamoment, , thepriestdroppedthesubject, thoughhewouldhavedonewelltoputintowordshisdoubtwhether, ifSamsonovhadsenthimtothatpeasant, callinghimLyagavy, , stridingalong, andonlywhenhereachedSuhoyPossyolokdidherealizethattheyhadcomenotoneverst, noroneandahalf, , buthecontrolledhimself.
, andGorstkinwaslodgingintheother, , atraywithcups, anemptyrumbottle, abottleofvodkapartlyfull, , withhiscoatcrushedupunderhisheadforapillow, .
