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Chapter 4

           Youaretheveryportraitofhim,andnotsomuchinfaceasinsoul.Youarebothmelancholy,bothmoroseandhot-tempered,bothhaughtyandbothgenerous....Surelyhecan’tbeanegoist,Dounia.Eh?WhenIthinkofwhatisinstoreforusthisevening,myheartsinks!”

           “Don’tbeuneasy,mother.Whatmustbe,willbe.”

           “Dounia,onlythinkwhatapositionwearein!WhatifPyotrPetrovitchbreaksitoff?”poorPulcheriaAlexandrovnablurtedout,incautiously.

           “Hewon’tbeworthmuchifhedoes,”answeredDounia,sharplyandcontemptuously.

           “Wedidwelltocomeaway,”PulcheriaAlexandrovnahurriedlybrokein.“Hewasinahurryaboutsomebusinessorother.Ifhegetsoutandhasabreathofair...itisfearfullycloseinhisroom....Butwhereisonetogetabreathofairhere?Theverystreetsherefeellikeshut-uprooms.Goodheavens!whatatown!...stay...thisside...theywillcrushyoucarryingsomething.Why,itisapianotheyhavegot,Ideclare...howtheypush!...Iamverymuchafraidofthatyoungwoman,too.”

           “Whatyoungwoman,mother?

           “Why,thatSofyaSemyonovna,whowastherejustnow.”

           “Why?”

           “Ihaveapresentiment,Dounia.Well,youmaybelieveitornot,butassoonasshecamein,thatveryminute,Ifeltthatshewasthechiefcauseofthetrouble....”

           “Nothingofthesort!”criedDounia,invexation.“Whatnonsense,withyourpresentiments,mother!Heonlymadeheracquaintancetheeveningbefore,andhedidnotknowherwhenshecamein.”

           “Well,youwillsee....

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