This text tells a story of a train ride in 19th century Russia where a military general, a priest, the priest's wife and daughter, and a military orderly were traveling together. The story revolves around a conversation that takes place when the orderly asks for permission to go to the bathroom. The general and the priest have different reactions to the request, and the conversation that follows is filled with insults and accusations. The story ends with the general ordering the orderly to go back to his place and not use the bathroom until they reach their destination.