'Well, you appreciate it at least,' said Agatha Mikhaylovna; 'but Constantine Dmitrich, whatever one gives him, if it were only a crust of bread, would just eat it and go away.'
— Ecco, voi almeno mi fate un elogio — disse Agaf’ja Michajlovna — ma Konstantin Dmitric, qualunque cosa gli si dia, sia pure una crosta di pane, mangia e se ne va.