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Chapter 3

           

           “Whatawretchedlodgingyouhave,Rodya!It’slikeatomb,”saidPulcheriaAlexandrovna,suddenlybreakingtheoppressivesilence.“Iamsureit’squitehalfthroughyourlodgingyouhavebecomesomelancholy.”

           “Mylodging,”heanswered,listlessly.“Yes,thelodginghadagreatdealtodowithit....Ithoughtthat,too....Ifonlyyouknew,though,whatastrangethingyousaidjustnow,mother,”hesaid,laughingstrangely.

           Alittlemore,andtheircompanionship,thismotherandthissister,withhimafterthreeyears’absence,thisintimatetoneofconversation,infaceoftheutterimpossibilityofreallyspeakingaboutanything,wouldhavebeenbeyondhispowerofendurance.Buttherewasoneurgentmatterwhichmustbesettledonewayortheotherthatdaysohehaddecidedwhenhewoke.Nowhewasgladtorememberit,asameansofescape.

           “Listen,Dounia,”hebegan,gravelyanddrily,“ofcourseIbegyourpardonforyesterday,butIconsideritmydutytotellyouagainthatIdonotwithdrawfrommychiefpoint.ItismeorLuzhin.IfIamascoundrel,youmustnotbe.Oneisenough.IfyoumarryLuzhin,Iceaseatoncetolookonyouasasister.”

           “Rodya,Rodya!Itisthesameasyesterdayagain,”PulcheriaAlexandrovnacried,mournfully.“Andwhydoyoucallyourselfascoundrel?Ican’tbearit.Yousaidthesameyesterday.”

           “Brother,”Douniaansweredfirmlyandwiththesamedryness.“Inallthisthereisamistakeonyourpart.Ithoughtitoveratnight,andfoundoutthemistake.

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