▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁he ▁finished ▁The ▁Pet ty ▁Dem on , ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁partially ▁in ▁serial ▁form ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁( in ▁V op ros y ▁z h iz ni , ▁which ▁was ▁terminated ▁before ▁the ▁final ▁install ments ). ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁his ▁" S und ays ," ▁a ▁literary ▁group ▁that ▁met ▁at ▁his ▁home , ▁attract ed ▁po ets , ▁artists , ▁and ▁actors , ▁including ▁Alexander ▁Blo k , ▁Mik h ail ▁K uz min , ▁Alex ei ▁Rem iz ov , ▁Serge i ▁Gor od et sky , ▁V y aches lav ▁Ivan ov , ▁Lé on ▁Bak st , ▁M st is lav ▁Dob uz hin sky ▁and ▁Serge i ▁Aus l ender . ▁Te ff i ▁wrote ▁of ▁him ▁at ▁this ▁period : ▁His ▁face ▁was ▁pale , ▁long , ▁without ▁e y eb rows ; ▁by ▁his ▁nose ▁was ▁a ▁large ▁w art ; ▁a ▁thin ▁re dd ish ▁be ard ▁seemed ▁to ▁pull ▁away ▁from ▁his ▁thin ▁che eks ; ▁d ull , ▁half - closed ▁eyes . ▁His ▁face ▁was ▁always ▁tired , ▁always ▁b ored ... ▁Sometimes ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁guest ▁at ▁someone ' s ▁table ▁he ▁would ▁close ▁his ▁eyes ▁and ▁remain ▁like ▁that ▁for ▁several ▁minutes , ▁as ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁forgotten ▁to ▁open ▁them . ▁▁ ▁He ▁never ▁laughed ... ▁S olog ub ▁lived ▁on ▁Vas il iev sky ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁small ▁official ▁a partment ▁of ▁a ▁municipal ▁school ▁where ▁he