“So what do you think?” Pyotr Stepanovitch asked almost rudely.
“I think it’s an anonymous skit by way of a hoax.”
“Most likely it is. There’s no taking you in.”
“What makes me think that is that it’s so stupid.”
“Have you received such documents here before?”
“Once or twice, anonymous letters.”
“Oh, of course they wouldn’t be signed. In a different style? In different handwritings?”
“Yes.”
“And were they buffoonery like this one?”
“Yes, and you know … very disgusting.”