Question

1. Has Lushkoff because a beggar by circumstance or by choice ?
2. What reasons does he give to Sergei for the telling lies ?
3. Is Lushkoff a willing worker ? why,then,does he agree to chop wood for Sergei ?
4. Sergei says, "I am happy that my words have taken effect."
Why does he say so? Is he right in saying this?
5. Lushkoff is earning thirty five roubles a month. How is he
obliged to Sergei for this?
6. During their conversation Lushkoff reveals that Sergei's cook,
Olga, is responsible for the positive change in him. How has
Olga saved Lushkoff?​

Answer 1

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1) Lushkoff becomes a beggar by circumstances. He was a singer who used to sing in the choir. ... To make ends meet he had to resort to begging.

2) The beggar (his name was Lushkoff) gives reason to Sergei (an advocate) for his telling lies that nobody give him anything if he tells the truths. So he tells lies to get some money as help.

3) No, Lushkoff was not a willing worker. In spite of that, he agreed to chop wood for Sergei because of pride and shame. He had been trapped by his own words. His strength had been lowered because of drinking.

4) Sergei says, “I am happy that my words have taken effect.” He says so because he thinks that his scolding has brought about a change in Lushkoff (a beggar). He thinks that it was because of him that Lushkoff (a beggar) started working instead of begging. No, Sergei is not right in what he says.

5) Lushkoff was obliged to Sergei because if he had not come to Sergei, then he might still have been calling him self a teacher or a student. He would have been begging. By listening to Sergei, he had changed his ways. He was a notary and earned thirty five roubles a month.

6) During their conversation, Lushkoff revealed that Olga saved him. When he went to Sergei's house to chop wood, Olga began by calling him a 'miserable creature' and saying that there was nothing for him but ruin. Then she sat down opposite him, grew sad, looked into his face, and wept. She called him an 'unlucky man', 'a drunkard', and 'unhappy one' and said that there was no pleasure for him in this world. She suffered misery and shed many tears for his sake. Then Lushkoff told Sergei that the main thing was that it was Olga who chopped the wood for him. Lushkoff had not chopped one single stick of wood for Sergei. This was what saved him, changed him, and he had even stopped drinking at the sight of her. It was because of her words and noble deeds that a change took place in his heart. She had set him on the right path.