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Chapter 10

           “Youarenotgoingto,afterall?Andtheytoldmeoh,NastasiaPhilipovnatheysaidyouhadpromisedtomarryhim,him!Asifyoucoulddoit!himpooh!Idon’tmindsayingittoeveryoneI’dbuyhimoffforahundredroubles,anydaypfu!Givehimathousand,orthreeifhelikes,poordevil,andhe’dcutandrunthedaybeforehiswedding,andleavehisbridetome!Wouldn’tyou,Gania,youblackguard?You’dtakethreethousand,wouldn’tyou?Here’sthemoney!Look,I’vecomeonpurposetopayyouoffandgetyourreceipt,formally.IsaidI’dbuyyouup,andsoIwill.”

           “Getoutofthis,youdrunkenbeast!”criedGania,whowasredandwhitebyturns.

           Rogojin’stroop,whowereonlywaitingforanexcuse,setupahowlatthis.LebedeffsteppedforwardandwhisperedsomethinginParfen’sear.

           “You’reright,clerk,”saidthelatter,“you’reright,tipsyspirityou’reright!NastasiaPhilipovna,”headded,lookingatherlikesomelunatic,harmlessgenerally,butsuddenlywounduptoapitchofaudacity,“hereareeighteenthousandroubles,andandyoushallhavemore.”Herehethrewapacketofbank-notestiedupinwhitepaper,onthetablebeforeher,notdaringtosayallhewishedtosay.

           “Nonono!”mutteredLebedeff,clutchingathisarm.Hewasclearlyaghastatthelargenessofthesum,andthoughtafarsmalleramountshouldhavebeentriedfirst.

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