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The same without Khlestakov and the Governor.
Bobchinsky To Dobchinsky. There's a man for you, Piotr Ivanovich. That's what I call a man. I've never in my life been in the presence of so important a personage. I almost died of fright. What do you think is his rank, Piotr Ivanovich?