Chapter 2

           

           AfterreachinghomeNicholaswasatfirstseriousandevendull.Hewasworriedbytheimpendingnecessityofinterferinginthestupidbusinessmattersforwhichhismotherhadcalledhimhome.Tothrowoffthisburdenasquicklyaspossible,onthethirddayafterhisarrivalhewent,angryandscowlingandwithoutansweringquestionsastowherehewasgoing,toMítenka’slodgeanddemandedanaccountofeverything.ButwhatanaccountofeverythingmightbeNicholasknewevenlessthanthefrightenedandbewilderedMítenka.TheconversationandtheexaminationoftheaccountswithMítenkadidnotlastlong.Thevillageelder,apeasantdelegate,andthevillageclerk,whowerewaitinginthepassage,heardwithfearanddelightfirsttheyoungcount’svoiceroaringandsnappingandrisinglouderandlouder,andthenwordsofabuse,dreadfulwords,ejaculatedoneaftertheother.

           “Robber!...Ungratefulwretch!...I’llhackthedogtopieces!I’mnotmyfather!...Robbingus!...”andsoon.

           Thenwithnolessfearanddelighttheysawhowtheyoungcount,redinthefaceandwithbloodshoteyes,draggedMítenkaoutbythescruffoftheneckandappliedhisfootandkneetohisbehindwithgreatagilityatconvenientmomentsbetweenthewords,shouting,“Beoff!Neverletmeseeyourfacehereagain,youvillain!”

           Mítenkaflewheadlongdownthesixstepsandranawayintotheshrubbery.(Thisshrubberywasawell-knownhavenofrefugeforculpritsatOtrádnoe.

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