Dead Souls

by Nikolai Gogol

German colonists.

It was obvious that during its construction the architect had been in constant conflict with the owner’s taste. The architect was a pedant and wanted symmetry, the owner wanted convenience and, evidently as a result of that, boarded up all the corresponding windows on one side and in their place poked through one small one, probably needed for a dark storeroom.

The landowner

a woman’s, in a bonnet,

man’s, round,

led Chichikov

It is well-known that there are many faces in the world over the finishing of which nature did not take much trouble, did not employ any fine tools such as files, gimlets, and so on, but simply hacked them out with round strokes: one chop—a nose appears; another chop—lips appear; eyes are scooped out with a big drill; and she lets it go into the world rough-hewn, saying: “Alive!”

😂😂😂

Sobakevich:

Chichikov

Sobakevich

sturdy Greeks,

Bagration

The host, being a healthy and sturdy man himself, seemed to want his room, too, to be adorned with sturdy and healthy people.

resembling Sobakevich.

Feodulia Ivanovna!”

Chichikov went up to

Feodulia Ivanovna

Chichikov again

Chichikov glanced around the room once more: everything that was in it, everything, was solid, clumsy in the highest degree, and bore some strange resemblance to the master of the house himself; in the corner of the drawing room stood a big-bellied walnut bureau on four most preposterous legs, a veritable bear. The table, the chairs, the armchairs—all was of the most heavy and uncomfortable quality—in short, every object, every chair seemed to be saying: “I, too, am Sobakevich!” or “I, too, am very like Sobakevich!”

😂😂😂

Sobakevich.

Chichikov was a bit taken

“The governor is an excellent man?” “Yes, isn’t it true?” “The foremost bandit in the world!” “What, the governor a bandit?” said Chichikov, totally unable to understand how the governor could come to be a bandit.

😂😂😂

said Sobakevich.

Chichikov thought to himself.

police chief

the prosecutor—

said Sobakevich.

a lady or a young maid,

said Sobakevich,

addressing Chichikov,

Sobakevich’s spouse.

Sobakevich’s spouse

addressing Chichikov,

Here Sobakevich

thought Chichikov,

Sobakevich said,

asked Chichikov.

Chichikov picked

exclaimed Chichikov,

said Sobakevich.

Chichikov replied

Chichikov felt

Chichikov addressed Sobakevich,

said the hostess,

said Sobakevich.

Sobakevich inclined

Chichikov began

Sobakevich went

somewhat burdensome

Chichikov expressed