Chapter 6

           

           Hespentthateveningtillteno’clockgoingfromonelowhaunttoanother.Katiatooturnedupandsanganotherguttersong,howacertain

           “villainandtyrant,”

           “begankissingKatia.”

           SvidrigaïlovtreatedKatiaandtheorgan-grinderandsomesingersandthewaitersandtwolittleclerks.Hewasparticularlydrawntotheseclerksbythefactthattheybothhadcrookednoses,onebenttotheleftandtheothertotheright.Theytookhimfinallytoapleasuregarden,wherehepaidfortheirentrance.Therewasonelankythree-year-oldpine-treeandthreebushesinthegarden,besidesa“Vauxhall,”whichwasinrealityadrinking-barwhereteatoowasserved,andtherewereafewgreentablesandchairsstandingroundit.AchorusofwretchedsingersandadrunkenbutexceedinglydepressedGermanclownfromMunichwitharednoseentertainedthepublic.Theclerksquarrelledwithsomeotherclerksandafightseemedimminent.Svidrigaïlovwaschosentodecidethedispute.Helistenedtothemforaquarterofanhour,buttheyshoutedsoloudthattherewasnopossibilityofunderstandingthem.TheonlyfactthatseemedcertainwasthatoneofthemhadstolensomethingandhadevensucceededinsellingitonthespottoaJew,butwouldnotsharethespoilwithhiscompanion.FinallyitappearedthatthestolenobjectwasateaspoonbelongingtotheVauxhall.Itwasmissedandtheaffairbegantoseemtroublesome.Svidrigaïlovpaidforthespoon,gotup,andwalkedoutofthegarden.Itwasaboutsixo’clock.

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