What else makes people go mad? What makes them shoot themselves?' he replied to his own thought; and opening his eyes he was surprised to see, close to his head, an embroidered cushion worked by Varya, his brother's wife.
E del resto, non si diventa forse pazzi, non ci si ammazza, addirittura?” rispose a se stesso, e, aperti gli occhi, vide con sorpresa, sotto la testa, il cuscino ricamato da Varja, la moglie del fratello.