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Chapter 4

           

           “Theyallstammer,don’tthey?”

           “Yes....Hestammersandhe’slame.Andhiswife,too....It’snotexactlythatshestammers,butshecan’tspeakplainly.Sheisaverykindwoman.Andheusedtobeahouseserf.Andtherearesevenchildren...andit’sonlytheeldestonethatstammersandtheothersaresimplyill...buttheydon’tstammer....Butwheredidyouhearaboutthem?”sheaddedwithsomesurprise.

           “Yourfathertoldme,then.Hetoldmeallaboutyou....Andhowyouwentoutatsixo’clockandcamebackatnineandhowKaterinaIvanovnakneltdownbyyourbed.”

           Soniawasconfused.

           “IfanciedIsawhimto-day,”shewhisperedhesitatingly.

           “Whom?”

           “Father.Iwaswalkinginthestreet,outthereatthecorner,aboutteno’clockandheseemedtobewalkinginfront.Itlookedjustlikehim.IwantedtogotoKaterinaIvanovna....”

           “Youwerewalkinginthestreets?”

           “Yes,”Soniawhisperedabruptly,againovercomewithconfusionandlookingdown.

           “KaterinaIvanovnausedtobeatyou,Idaresay?”

           “Ohno,whatareyousaying?No!”Sonialookedathimalmostwithdismay.

           “Youloveher,then?”

           “Loveher?Ofcourse!”saidSoniawithplaintiveemphasis,andsheclaspedherhandsindistress.“Ah,youdon’t....Ifyouonlyknew!Yousee,sheisquitelikeachild....Hermindisquiteunhinged,yousee...fromsorrow.Andhowcleversheusedtobe...howgenerous...

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