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Chapter 14

           

           “Youdon’tcaretoobligeus?”askedNastasia.

           “Icannot,Iassureyou.IconfessIdonotunderstandhowanyonecanplaythisgame.”

           “Then,general,it’syourturn,”continuedNastasiaPhilipovna,“andifyourefuse,thewholegamewillfallthrough,whichwilldisappointmeverymuch,forIwaslookingforwardtorelatingacertain‘pageofmyownlife.’IamonlywaitingforyouandAfanasyIvanovitchtohaveyourturns,forIrequirethesupportofyourexample,”sheadded,smiling.

           “Oh,ifyouputitinthatway,”criedthegeneral,excitedly,“I’mreadytotellthewholestoryofmylife,butImustconfessthatIpreparedalittlestoryinanticipationofmyturn.”

           Nastasiasmiledamiablyathim;butevidentlyherdepressionandirritabilitywereincreasingwitheverymoment.Totskiwasdreadfullyalarmedtohearherpromisearevelationoutofherownlife.

           “I,likeeveryoneelse,”beganthegeneral,“havecommittedcertainnotaltogethergracefulactions,sotospeak,duringthecourseofmylife.Butthestrangestthingofallinmycaseis,thatIshouldconsiderthelittleanecdotewhichIamnowabouttogiveyouasaconfessionoftheworstofmy‘badactions.’Itisthirty-fiveyearssinceitallhappened,andyetIcannottothisverydayrecallthecircumstanceswithout,asitwere,asuddenpangattheheart.

           “ItwasasillyaffairIwasanensignatthetime.

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