"i’ll tell you. in the first place he must immediately deliver up the pistol which he boasted of, with all its appurtenances. if he does this i shall consent to his being allowed to spend the night in this house considering his feeble state of health, and of course conditionally upon his being under proper supervision. but tomorrow he must go elsewhere. excuse me, prince! should he refuse to deliver up his weapon, then i shall instantly seize one of his arms and general ivolgin the other, and we shall hold him until the police arrive and take the matter into their own hands. mr. ferdishenko will kindly fetch them."