" Alexey Alexandrovitch gave him his hand, pondered a little, and said: "I must think it over and seek for guidance.

The day after tomorrow I will give you a final answer," he said, after considering a moment.

Stepan Arkadyevitch was about to go away when Korney came in to announce: "Sergey Alexyevitch!" "Who's Sergey Alexyevitch?" Stepan Arkadyevitch was beginning, but he remembered immediately.

"Ah, Seryozha!" he said aloud.

" Sergey Alexyevitch! I thought it was the director of a department.