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`` Ah ! '' he exclaimed , `` I see you are one of the early birds ! '' -LRB- He evidently wanted to express his approval by this old saying , which was a little out of place , of the fact that Nejdanov , like himself , did not like lying in bed long . -RRB- `` At eight o'clock we all take tea in the dining room , and we usually breakfast at twelve . I should like you to give Kolia his first lesson in Russian grammar at ten o'clock , and a lesson in history at two . I do n't want him to have any lessons tomorrow , as it will be his name-day , but I would like you to begin today . '' Nejdanov bowed his head , and Sipiagin took leave of him in the French fashion , quickly lifting his hand several times to his lips and nose , and walked away , whistling and waving his cane energetically , not at all like an important official and state dignitary , but like a jolly Russian country gentleman .