Mr. Jacques and Others

The hero endures the discomfort caused by the new boots in order not to appear a retrograde in the eyes of "high society."

Despite the rumors circulating about the hero being an informer, the society around him, while condemning him behind his back, flatters and fawns over him to his face.

The archimandrite appoints the hunter Akop as a priest and forces him to vow never to hunt again for the rest of his life. However, the hunter will be forced to break his oath — and by the time the bishop's guests arrive, he will have shot partridges for the barbecue.