Micesqueakedunderthefloor，andonthefurthersideoftheOkaanowlscreeched，whileamidthepitch-blackheavensIcouldseeanumberofblotchesintermittentlylighteningtoanelusiveredandblurringthefaintglitterofthestars。

　　“Itwasoneo’clockinthemorningwhenmyfatherdied，“Gubincontinued。“Anduponmyself，whowasseventeenandhadjustfinishedmycourseatthemunicipalschoolofRiazan，theredevolved，naturallyenough，alltheenmitythatmyfatherhadincurredduringhislifetime。’Heisjustlikehissire，’folksaid。Also，Iwasalone，absolutelyalone，intheworld，sincemymotherhadlostherreasontwoyearsbeforemyfather’sdeath，andpassedawayinafrenzy。However，Ihadanuncle，aretiredunter-officierwhowasbothasluggard，atippler，andaheroaherobecausehehadhadhiseyesshotoutatPlevna，andhisleftarminjuredinamannerwhichhadinducedparalysis，andhisbreastadornedwiththemilitarycrossandasetofmedals。Andsometimes，thisuncleofminewouldrallymeonmylearning。Forinstance，’Scholar，’hewouldsay，’whatdoes“tiversia“mean？’’Nosuchwordexists，’wouldbemyreply，andthereuponhewouldseizemebythehair，forhewasratheranawkwardpersontodealwith。Anotherfactorasconcernedmakingmeashamedofmyscholarshipwastheignoranceofthetownspeopleingeneral，andintheendIbecamethecommonbutt，asortof’holyidiot。’“

　　SogreatlydidtheserecollectionsmoveGubinthatheroseandtransferredhispositiontothedoorofthehut，where，adarkbluragainstthesquareofblue，helitagurglingpipe，andpuffedthereatuntilhislong，conicalnoseglowed。Presentlythesurgingstreamofwordsbeganagain:

　　“AttwentyImarriedanorphan，andwhenshefellillanddiedchildlessIfoundmyselfaloneoncemore，andwithoutanadviserorafriend。However，stillIcontinuedbothtoliveandtolookaboutme。Andintime，Iperceivedthatlifeisnotlivedwhollyasitshouldbe。“

　　“Whatinlifeis’notlivedwhollyasitshouldbe’？“

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