human
I will put up twenty-five rubles first; the next time, a quarter stake; then on seven, on fifteen, on thirty, and on sixty ... three thousand. I will buy that harness, and start. He won't give me any odds, the villain! I have wasted my youth!
gpt
Well, have you been up long, Mikháïlo Vasílyitch?
human
No, only just this minute. I had a splendid sleep!
gpt
A new hussar has just come. He is staying with Zavalshevsky. Had you heard about it?
human
No, I hadn't. Well, no one seems to be here yet. I believe they have gone to call on Priakhin. They'll be here very soon.