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Chapter 7

           “Youcan’tevendescribewhatwenton.”

           Ganiahavingoncedescendedtoabuse,andreceivingnocheck,verysoonknewnoboundsorlimittohislicence,asisoftenthewayinsuchcases.Hisragesoblindedhimthathehadnotevenbeenabletodetectthatthis“idiot,”whomhewasabusingtosuchanextent,wasveryfarfrombeingslowofcomprehension,andhadawayoftakinginanimpression,andafterwardsgivingitoutagain,whichwasveryun-idioticindeed.Butsomethingalittleunforeseennowoccurred.

           “IthinkIoughttotellyou,GavrilaArdalionovitch,”saidtheprince,suddenly,“thatthoughIoncewassoillthatIreallywaslittlebetterthananidiot,yetnowIamalmostrecovered,andthat,therefore,itisnotaltogetherpleasanttobecalledanidiottomyface.Ofcourseyourangerisexcusable,consideringthetreatmentyouhavejustexperienced;butImustremindyouthatyouhavetwiceabusedmeratherrudely.Idonotlikethissortofthing,andespeciallysoatthefirsttimeofmeetingaman,and,therefore,aswehappentobeatthismomentstandingatacrossroad,don’tyouthinkwehadbetterpart,youtotheleft,homewards,andItotheright,here?Ihavetwenty-fiveroubles,andIshalleasilyfindalodging.”

           Ganiawasmuchconfused,andblushedforshame“Doforgiveme,prince!”hecried,suddenlychanginghisabusivetoneforoneofgreatcourtesy.“ForHeaven’ssake,forgiveme!YouseewhatamiserableplightIamin,butyouhardlyknowanythingofthefactsofthecaseasyet

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