安东·契诃夫/AntonChekhov
Onefineevening, anolessfinegovernmentclerkcalledIvanDmitritchTchervyakovwassittinginthesecondrowofthestalls, ...Instoriesonesooftenmeetswiththis "Butsuddenly".Theauthorsareright: lifeissofullofsurprises! Butsuddenlyhisfacepuckeredup, hiseyesdisappeared, hisbreathingwasarrested...hetooktheoperaglassfromhiseyes, bentoverand..."Aptchee!!!" , , hewipedhisfacewithhishandkerchief, andlikeapoliteman, , TchervyakovrecognizedBrizzhalov, aciviliangeneralservingintheDepartmentofTransport.
"Ihavespatteredhim," thoughtTchervyakov, "heisnottheheadofmydepartment, ."
Tchervyakovgaveacough, benthiswholepersonforward, andwhisperedinthegeneral'sear.
"Pardon, yourExcellency, Ispatteredyouaccidentally..."
"Nevermind, nevermind."
"Forgoodnesssakeexcuseme, I...Ididnotmeanto."
"Oh, please, sitdown! Letmelisten!"
Tchervyakovwasembarrassed, , hewentuptoBrizzhalov, walkedbesidehim, andovercominghisshyness, muttered:
"Ispatteredyou, yourExcellency, forgiveme...yousee...Ididn'tdoitto..."
"Oh, that'senough...I'dforgottenit, andyoukeeponaboutit!" saidthegeneral, movinghislowerlipimpatiently.
"Hehasforgotten, butthereisafiendishlightinhiseye," thoughtTchervyakov, lookingsuspiciouslyatthegeneral."Andhedoesn'...thatIreallydidn'tintend...'tthinksonow, buthewillthinksolater!"
Ongettinghome, ; shewasalittlefrightened, butwhenshelearnedthatBrizzhalovwasinadifferentdepartment, shewasreassured.
"Still, youhadbettergoandapologise," shesaid, "orhewillthinkyoudon'tknowhowtobehaveinpublic."
