part, badly-dressed people; some were ragged, but there were also

some respectable-looking men and women. Next to Nekhludoff stood

a clean-shaven, stout, and red-cheeked man, holding a bundle,

apparently containing under-garments. This was the doorkeeper of

a bank; he had come to see his brother, who was arrested for

forgery. The good-natured fellow told Nekhludoff the whole story

of his life, and was going to question him in turn, when their

attention was aroused by a student and a veiled lady, who drove