dead souls, imperial envoy

Chapter 50 The Imperial Envoy (2)
The postmaster understands, I know, . . . You don't have to teach me that, I'll do it.This is not to prevent anything, but just for curiosity.I really want to know what's new in the world.Let me put it this way, it is very interesting to read these letters.Some of the letters are very pleasant to read--all kinds of sentences in them...and many lessons implied...much better than reading Moscow news reports!
Mayor, have you read anything about the officials from Petersburg?
The postmaster really didn’t have that, nothing about officials from Petersburg, but some letters about officials from Gostrom and Saratov.It is a pity that you have not read these letters.It's a lot of fun inside.A captain recently wrote a letter to his friend, describing a ball in a playful way... very wonderful, very good!He said: "My dear friend, my life is passing happily. There are many girls, the music is playing in unison, and the military flag is flying..." He described it with rich emotions.I took this letter with me especially.How about I read it now?
Mayor, we are not in the mood now, please take your troubles, Ivan Kuzmich, if you really encounter a charge or report, you should detain it without thinking, remember?

Good postman, I understand.

The judge must be careful not to suffer for this matter.

Goodness, the postmaster!

Mayor, take it easy, take it easy.If you make something out of it public, that's another matter, it's our family business.

Judge Yes, there's going to be trouble!To tell you the truth, I have come to your house, Anton Antonovitch, to give you a lovely puppy.A sister to that male dog you like.You have probably heard that Chibodovich and Varzhenvinsky have entered into a lawsuit, so now that I am rich, I can hunt rabbits on their fields whenever I want.

Mayor I'm not interested in your rabbit right now.My mind was full of that damned incognito visitor.Just wait,—as ​​soon as the door opens—he'll rush in...

▲The third game
[Characters from the previous scene, Dobchinski and Bobchinski gasp.Bob Chinski, hereinafter referred to as Bob, Dobchinski, hereinafter referred to as Dao]
Something happened to Bao, something happened!

An unexpected event!
What's the matter everyone?What's up?

Something unexpected happened when we walked into the hotel...

BAO (interrupting him) I went into the hotel with Peter Ivanovitch...

Do (rushing to speak) Let me tell, Peter Ivanovitch.

Bao no, let me tell...let me tell, let me...you can't tell...

Dao, but you are absent-minded when talking, and you must not be able to remember everything.

Bao I remember, I remember everything.Don't hinder me, let me speak, don't hinder me!Gentlemen, please take the trouble to tell Pyotr Ivanovitch not to hinder me.

Mayor So tell me, for God's sake, what happened?My heart almost ran out in a hurry.Everyone please sit down!Please sit on a chair!Pyotr Ivanovich, sit on this chair. (Everyone sits around the two Peter Ivanovitches) Well, tell me, what happened?

Bao, don't worry, wait, I'll talk right away.I will tell you in order.I had just come from your house, and when you received that letter, and you were so alarmed—I ran out... Please don't interrupt me, Pyotr Ivanovich!I know everything, everything.So, you see, I went straight to Golobkin's house, Gorobokin was not at home, I hurried to Rastakowski's house, and Rastakowski was not at home, so I ran to I went to Ivan Kuzmitch and told him all the news I got from you, and from there I met Peter Ivanovitch...

Dao (competing to say) That's right, it's right next to the kiosk selling stuffed dumplings.

Bao is next to a dumpling kiosk selling stuffed meat.After meeting Pyotr Ivanovich, I asked him if Anton Antonovich had received explosive news from a reliable letter?Pyotr Ivanovitch has already heard something from your housekeeper, Avdokia.Because at that time she was sent to Felib Antonovich Bouchayev.

Said (interrupting) She was going to get the casks of French liquor.

BAO (pushes his hand away) goes for the barrel of the brandy.Pyotr Ivanovich and I are going to Bochayev's... Pyotr Ivanovich, this... please don't interrupt, please don't interrupt! . . . We went to Pochayev's house, and on the way Peter Ivanovitch said: "Let's go to the hotel... I'm a little hungry... I haven't eaten anything since morning, and now I'm very hungry. . . . " Yes, Peter Ivanovich has a little bit of... He said: "There is fresh salmon in the hotel, and we like to eat some." We had just entered the hotel when suddenly there was a young man people……

Dao (interrupting) looks good, wears special clothes, the clothes are very conspicuous...

Bao Yes, very good looking, wearing special clothes, walking around the room, with a pensive look on his face... that look... that behavior, especially these, (gesturing with his hand on his forehead) There are many , many deep meanings.I had a feeling at the time and said to Peter Ivanovich: "This man seems unusual." So Peter Ivanovich called the hotel owner over with a gesture of his hand at that time—this time The proprietor's name was Foras; his wife had given birth three weeks ago to a fat boy who would surely be a hotelier like his father.Pyotr Ivanovitch asked him softly: "Who is that young man?" Folas replied: "This..." Don't interrupt, Pyotr Ivanovitch, please don't interrupt, or Let me tell you, you must not be able to speak well: you can't speak clearly, I know that you have one tooth missing in your mouth, and your speech is leaky. ... said Vlas: "This young man is an official from Petersburg, and his name is Ivan Alexandrovitch Khlesdakoff. He is going to the Saratov province. Go. His behavior is a little strange, he has lived here for more than a week, and has not left the hotel——all meals are on credit, and he has not paid a single money." He just finished this sentence to me, It was as if God had enlightened me. "Hello!" - I said to Peter Ivanovich...

No way, no way.Pyotr Ivanovich, I said hello, okay?

It was you who said it first, and then I said "Hi!" I said to Pyotr Ivanovitch, "Why is he sitting here, since he wants to go to Saratov province?"—Yes of.He is the young official.

Who is the mayor?Which young official?
Bao is the official in the report you received, the imperial envoy who is coming.

Mayor (frightened) Huh?what's wrong with you?Certainly not him.

The Tao is him!Stay in a hotel without paying and without leaving.Who would it be?On the travel voucher 19 it was written to go to Saratov.

Bao is him, it is indeed him... he is really careful, he has to observe everything carefully.He saw me eating salmon with Pyotr Ivanovitch—all because Pyotr Ivanovich was hungry... He even kept looking into our plates, and I was terrified no.

Lord Mayor, have mercy!What room number does that person live in?
The road is in room five at the bottom of the stairs.

Bao was in the same house where the officers who passed by last year had a fight.

When did the mayor come?Already here?
Dow has been here for two weeks.Came in the chariot of Vasilia the Egyptian.

Lord Mayor, it's been two weeks! (Narrator) During these two weeks, the sergeant's wife was beaten!Prison food was not distributed!The streets are as dirty as the taverns!What a shame!What bad luck! (holds head with hands)
What should the administrator do?Anton Antonovich?Should we line up to the hotel?

Judge no, it can't be like that!The mayor, monks and business people should go first, as it says in "The Life of John Mason"...

Mayor No, it can't be like that!Let me go first myself.There will always be some troubles in my life. Fortunately, I can get through every time, and I can turn the danger into safety in the end.Maybe this time, God will help us to pass safely. (to Bob Chinski) You said he was a young man, didn't you?
Bao is right, he looks like 23 or [-] years old.

The mayor is nice and young people are more approachable.It's bad if it's an old slicker; young people are less sophisticated, and their expressions are completely exposed.Ladies and gentlemen, go and deal with the affairs under your own jurisdiction. I will go alone or with Peter Ivanovich. I will pretend to be very casual and ask in private if the passengers in contact with me feel okay. nothing special.By the way, is Switchtunovs there?
Svechtunovus What are your orders?

The mayor immediately went to the chief of police.No, I need you now, you can't go yet.You go ahead and ask anybody to call the chief of police over here.

[The policeman runs out quickly. ]
Admin Let's go, Amos Fyodorovitch, let's go!Maybe something big will happen.

What are judges afraid of?Put a clean hat on the patient's head, and nothing will happen.

What's the use of the administrator just changing the hat?As a rule, patients should be given oatmeal soup, but the smell of cabbage is everywhere in the corridors of my place, which makes people's noses suffer.

Judge, I am very relieved about it.Come to think of it, who would walk into a county courthouse without a problem?If he really wants to check the file, he will definitely have a headache and want to die.I sat in a court chair for 15 years, but just looking at those reports -- my head is going to explode.Even Solomon 20 himself can't solve it. It's too complicated and a headache.

[The judge, the director of the Charity Hospital, the inspector, and the postmaster meet the returning policemen at the door. ]
▲The fourth game
[Mayor, Bob Chinski, Dobchinski & Police]
How about the mayor?Is the carriage ready?
The police are ready.

Mayor, go to the street... No, wait a minute!You go, you go get it... Where are the others?Why are you alone?What about the others?I ordered Bolokhorov to come along.Where is Bolokhorov?
The policeman is at his home, he can't be on duty today.

What happened to the mayor?Why can't I work as an errand?
Police Oh, that's right.He was drunk last night and was carried back like a dead man in the morning.Two buckets of water have been poured on his head, but he hasn't woken up yet.

The mayor (putting his head in his hands) Oh!My God, then hurry to the street, no, wait a minute,—go to the house first and get the sword and a new hat, do you hear me?Pyotr Ivanovitch, let's go!

Bow I want to go too, I want to go too... Let me go too, Anton Antonovich!

Mayor, no, no, Peter Ivanovich, you are not fit to go, and there is no room in the carriage.

It's all right, Bao, it's all right, I can run after the wagon, I can get there on foot.I just want to take a peek through the crack of the door to see his demeanor and behavior...

The mayor (takes the sword and says to the policeman) Run quickly, gather those Baojia chiefs, and let them all... this sword has too many patterns!The wicked merchant Abdurin did not hurry to send a new one when he saw that his dear mayor was hanging an old sword.Oh, what a bunch of heartless people!I figured these swindlers must have had their papers in their pockets already.Let them each govern a street... hell, what a street.They should each have a broom!Sweep the whole street to the hotel, it has to be so clean... Listen up!Be careful.you!It's you!I know you're always making friends with those people, and then stealing the keys and putting them in your boots when no one's looking,--tell you, I have long ears! ...Also, what did you do to the merchant Chernayev?ah?He sells you two arshins, and you take a whole one away.Don't take it too far, go for it!
▲Fifth game
[Front-court characters and police chief]
Mayor Stepon Ilyich!Tell me quickly: where have you been?Where is it hidden?
Director, where did I go?I've been right outside the gate.

Mayor Well, listen up, Steppen Ilyich!Officials from Petersburg have arrived.How are you getting ready?

According to your instructions, the director has prepared everything.I sent policeman Pugovich with Baojia to clean the sidewalk.

Where is the mayor, Del Zemolda?
The chief, Del Zimolda, went out in a fire truck.

Is Mayor Bolokhorov drunk?
Director Yes, drunk.

What are you doing, mayor, how can you let him be so unscrupulous?
The director knows what happened to him.There was a fight and beating outside the city yesterday—he ran to maintain order, but when he came back he was drunk.

Listen, mayor, hurry up and make arrangements: Policeman Pugovici...he is taller, you can let him stand on the bridge, it will be more imposing.The old fence near the boot shop was quickly demolished, and boundary markers were put up to make it look like the city was being rebuilt.The more I disassemble, the more I can show my ability.Ouch, God!I actually forgot that there were forty cartloads of rubbish piled up near the fence.This city is really filthy!No matter where, as long as a monument or a wall is erected, there will be piles of rubbish piled up for some reason! (Sighs) If the inspectors ask about the civil servants: Are you satisfied? ——You should immediately say: "My lord, I am very satisfied." If someone says "Not satisfied", I will definitely let him have a bad life in the future... Ouch!God, please bless me!My sins are too great! (Trying to get the hat, but took the hat-box) God bless me to get through this quickly, and then I will light the candle that no one has ever lit: let those bastard merchants give three poods of wax each .Oh, my God, my God!Pyotr Ivanovitch, let's go quickly! (Want to wear a hat, but got a paper hat box instead.)
Director Anton Antonovich, that's not a hat, it's a hat box.

Mayor (throws away hatbox) Hatbox is hatbox!Never mind!If officials ask: Five years ago, funds were allocated to build the church in the charity hospital, why hasn’t it been built yet?It must be said that it was built early and accidentally burned down.I will submit a report on this matter.Otherwise, maybe some jerk forgot and said stupidly that it hasn't been built yet, and that would be bad.Also tell Terzhi Morda not to punch people at every turn; of course, I know he wants to maintain order, but you can't treat everyone, whether they are wrong or not, and bruise others. Bar.Come on, let's go quickly, Peter Ivanovitch! (Go down and up again) Those soldiers are not allowed to walk around the streets without clothes: these unqualified guards are too shameful, they often only wear a uniform over the shirt and nothing underneath, it is too disgusting up.

[All the people leave the stage. ]
▲The sixth game
[Anna Andreevna and Maria Antonovna run onto the stage.Anna Andreevna is hereinafter referred to as Ann, and Maria Antonovna is hereinafter referred to as Ma]
Where did Ann go?Where are you going?Oh, my God... (opens the door) Sir!Antonsha 23!Anton! (quickly) It's all yours, all your fault.You are busy looking for things: "I want pins in a moment, and a scarf in a moment." (Runs to the window and shouts loudly) Anton, where are you going?Where to?Is the imperial envoy here?Does that man have a beard?What kind of beard do you have?
The mayor will tell you later, and I will tell you later!
After Ann, after, after every day, it's so funny!I don't want to... I just want you to say a word: Is he a colonel? (Contemptuously) Huh?gone!I will tell you about this later when I have time!It's all your baby: "Mother, mother, wait a minute, while I fasten the turban from the back; I'll be right there." Look, look!Now patronizing because of you, I haven't figured out anything!Blame you for being smug and posturing all day long.Every time I heard that the postmaster was coming here, I would take endless pictures in the mirror, either retouching this or painting that.You thought he was chasing you, but when you turned your back, he made faces at you, do you know that?

Oh, dear mother.What can you do in a hurry?After two o'clock everything will be known, we will all know.

After two o'clock?Thank you so much!You actually answered me like this!Why didn't you say that you will know more clearly in a month's time! (Leaning out the window) Hello!Afdojiya!Hello!Avdokiya, do you know who is coming? ……what do you not know?What an idiot?He waved?Then let him wave it away, and you should ask about it anyway.Can't you find out?My mind is full of messy things, do I wonder if my fiancé is still sitting in it?what!Gone soon?You should go chasing the carriage.Go, go, go now!Did you hear me?Go and ask where have you been?Be sure to ask who is the new guy?What does it look like? — Did you hear that?Just peek through the crack of the door and find out all about it!What are your eyes for?Is it black? ——Then, come right back, do you hear me?hurry up!
[Shouting until the curtain falls.The curtain thus covered the two of them standing by the window. ]
◎Second Act
[Cabin beds, tables and other items in the hotel]
▲The first scene

[Osip]
(End of this chapter)