human
We are mere peasants; how could we be so presuming?
gpt
Hush up,
human
It is impossible for you to live in this hut: it's all rotten, cried Nekhliudof after a brief silence.
gpt
Now, this is how we shall manage it, my friend
human
I am listening.
gpt
Have you seen the improved stone cottages that I have been building at the new farm,--the one with the undressed walls?
human
Indeed I have seen them, replied Churis, with a smile that showed his white teeth still unimpaired.
gpt
Everybody's agog at the way they're built. Fine cottages! The boys were laughing and wondering if they wouldn't be turned into granaries; they would be so secure against rats. Fine cottages, he said in conclusion, with an expression of absurd perplexity, shaking his head,
human
Yes, they're splendid cottages, dry and warm, and no danger of fire,
gpt
Without question, your excellency, fine cottages.
human
Well, then, one of these cottages is just finished. It is twenty-four feet square, with an entry, and a barn, and it's entirely ready. I will let you have it on credit if you say so, at cost price; you can pay for it at your own convenience, said the bárin with a self-satisfied smile, which he could not control, at the thought of his benevolence.
gpt
You can pull down this old one, he went on to say;