'We can.'
'Mind it's tender, and put it under the box.'
Slimak came in. 'Have you heard, gospodarz, who it was that tried to steal the horses?'
'How should I know?'
'They say in the village that it was Sukiennik and Rogacz.'
'I don't know about that. I have heard they cannot find work here, because they have been in prison.'
'Have you got any vodka? The dust makes one's throat dry.'
Vodka and bread and cheese were brought.
'You'd better be careful,' he said, when he departed, 'for they will either rob you or suspect you.'
'By God's grace no one has ever robbed me, and it will never happen.'