It was like bartering for two needles for an egg or a button for a basket of vegetables. The tip of my pen will become unsteady if I retell all the details of this so-called trade.

• 要详细地复述这笔交换帐，也许我的手会不太沉稳，我只能简略地说：一九零五年十月，俄国人勃奥鲁切夫用一点点随身带着的俄国商品，换取了一大批文书经卷；