"I am talking nonsense, but you see, your Excellency, that I am a well educated man and know something of literature. You are laughing, your Excellency. I am delighted, delighted that I have provoked your mirth, your Excellency. Oh, how delighted I am that I have provoked your mirth."
"My Goodness what a funny man!"
Who knew that Fyodor Dostoyevsky was outrageously funny? What an unexpected surprise.