When he came t o telli ng of his visit to Madame H ohlako v, he reg a ined hi s spir its and e v en wis h ed to t ell a lit tle anec dote of t hat lady which had nothing to do w ith the c ase. For I w as in suc h a p osition , sha king with f ear, th at I su specte d everyo ne. "Th at's no body's b usine ss," she sn apped at once, w ith a sort of in sol ent de fiance. A nd y ou kn ow, Alyos ha, I've been t hinki ng all this ti me y ou we re ang ry wit h me , beca us e of the day befo re y esterday, becaus e of tha t youn g lady. I don't wa nt to si t be side a 'l ace ration.' ... Bu t that 's only in 30 deg rees , in 15 0 degrees I i magin e it woul d be eno ugh to put y our fing e r o n the ax e an d it wou ld be th e end of it ...