“Ivan Filofeevich Pyshchikov, as soon as the train slowed down, stuck his head out of the window of the 11th class carriage, in the hope of seeing his wife, Natalya Andreevna, on the platform. She always met him when he arrived from the city on the 20th, because on that day the department paid out salaries, and Ivan Filofeevich used to stock up on certain items of indulgence, such as: snacks, melon, Abramov gingerbread, etc. Even today he had with him a large basket, which he placed in the passage, entrusting it to the special attention of the conductor...” The work is given in the pre-reform alphabet.