Chapter 51: September 28th: My Dearest Makar Alexievitch

September 28th: My Dearest Makar Alexievitch September 28th. My dearest Makar Alexievitch—For God’s sake go to the jeweller’s, and tell him that, after all, he need not make the pearl and emerald earrings. Monsieur Bwikov says that they will cost him too much, that they will burn a veritable hole in his pocket. In fact, he has lost his temper again, and declares that he is being robbed. Yesterday he added that, had he but known, but foreseen, these expenses, he would never have married. …