“Ipresumewearegoingtopassthenighthere？“Kalininatlengthqueried。
“No，formyintentionis，rather，tocontinuemyjourney。“
“Thenletusmakeanimmediatestart。“
“Butmydirectionwillnotbethesameasyours，Ithink？“
Previouslytothis，Kalininhadsquatteddownuponhishaunches，andtakensomebreadandafewpearsfromhiswallet；butnow，onhearingmydecision，hereplacedtheviandsinhisreceptacle，snapped——tothelidofitwithanairofvexation——andasked: