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Chapter 11

           WhenPtitsinwasseventeenhesleptinthestreet,hesoldpen-knives,andbeganwithacopeck;nowhehassixtythousandroubles,buttogetthem,whathashenotdone?Well,Ishallbesparedsuchahardbeginning,andshallstartwithalittlecapital.Infifteenyearspeoplewillsay,‘Look,that’sIvolgin,thekingoftheJews!’YousaythatIhavenooriginality.Nowmarkthis,princethereisnothingsooffensivetoamanofourtimeandracethantobetoldthatheiswantinginoriginality,thatheisweakincharacter,hasnoparticulartalent,andis,inshort,anordinaryperson.Youhavenotevendonemethehonouroflookinguponmeasarogue.Doyouknow,Icouldhaveknockedyoudownforthatjustnow!YouwoundedmemorecruellythanEpanchin,whothinksmecapableofsellinghimmywife!Observe,itwasaperfectlygratuitousideaonhispart,seeingtherehasneverbeenanydiscussionofitbetweenus!Thishasexasperatedme,andIamdeterminedtomakeafortune!Iwilldoit!OnceIamrich,Ishallbeagenius,anextremelyoriginalman.Oneofthevilestandmosthatefulthingsconnectedwithmoneyisthatitcanbuyeventalent;andwilldosoaslongastheworldlasts.Youwillsaythatthisischildishorromantic.Well,thatwillbeallthebetterforme,butthethingshallbedone.Iwillcarryitthrough.Helaughsmost,wholaughslast.WhydoesEpanchininsultme?Simplybecause,socially,Iamanobody.However,enoughforthepresent.Coliahasputhisnoseintotellusdinnerisready,twice.I’mdiningout.

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