'Send to my house and tell them to harness three horses to the calèche at once,' he said to the waiter who had brought him a beefsteak on a hot silver plate; and drawing the plate nearer to him he began to eat.
— Manda a casa mia, perché attacchino al più presto la trojka — disse al cameriere che gli aveva servito la bistecca su un piatto d’argento caldo e, avvicinato il piatto, cominciò a mangiare.