Heturnedtotheotherserfs， withthemostdespairingsigns， questionedthemabouther， pointingtoherheightfromtheground， describingherwithhishands… -outlook， hisunsteadywalk， andhisdustyclothes， itmightbesurmisedthathehadbeenrunningoverhalfMoscow.
Everyonelookedafterhim， butnoonesmiledorsaidaword， andtheinquisitivepostilionAntipkareportednextmorninginthekitchenthatthedumbmanhadbeengroaningallnight.
， ateit， andwentoutagain， ， whichhadalwaysbeenlifeless， aswithalldeafmutes， ， butnotforlong； hecameback， andwentstraightuptothehay-loft.
Nightcameon， ， andincessantlyturningfromsidetoside.
， butdidnotraisehishead， ， strongerthanbefore； hejumpedupbeforehim， withanendofstringroundherneck， wasMumu， ； hecaughtupMumu， andhuggedhertightinhisarms， shelickedhisnoseandeyes， andbeardandmoustache， allinoneinstant… Hestoodalittle， thoughtaminute， creptcautiouslydownfromthehay-loft， lookedround， andhavingsatisfiedhimselfthatnoonecouldseehim， madehiswaysuccessfullytohisgarret.
Gerasimhadguessedbeforethathisdoghadnotgotlostbyherowndoing， thatshemusthavebeentakenawaybythemistress'sorders； theservantshadexplainedtohimbysignsthathisMumuhadsnappedather， ， fondledher， andputhertobed， thenhefelltomeditating， andspentthewholenightlonginmeditatinghowhecouldbestconcealher.
Atlasthedecidedtoleaveheralldayinthegarret， andonlytocomeinnowandthentoseeher， andtotakeheroutatnight.
