“Ah, the sharp-eyed, envious fellow! His eyes smart to see others well off.”

“Don’t covet another man’s pelf, but up and earn it for yourself!”

“I’ll dispute that with you till my hair is grey. So you are a rich man, since you want to sit with your arms folded?”

“Eroshka is fat with a dog and a cat!”

“But truly, lads, why sit still? We’ve had enough of putting up with their fooling. They are skinning us. Why not go to them?”

“Why not? You want your food chewed, and put into your mouth, that’s what you are used to. Because it’s prison, that’s why!”

“When simple folk fall out, the governor grows fat.”

“Just so. Eight-eyes has grown fat. He’s bought a pair of greys.”