“Fyodor Petrovich kept good vodka, went every Sunday to church, where he sang in a bass voice with extraordinary decency, visited every annual fair in neighboring cities, traded horses and was considered, rightly, one of the first experts in this area, congratulated highly solemn days of rich landowners, who did not let him go without a snack, and always rode an excellent horse, which, however, he was ready to sell to anyone...”