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Chapter 14

           Hetrustedmeatfirstsight,andItrusthim!”

           “Itonlyremainsforme,then,tothankNastasiaPhilipovnaforthegreatdelicacywithwhichshehastreatedme,”saidGania,aspaleasdeath,andwithquiveringlips.“Thatismyplainduty,ofcourse;buttheprincewhathashetodointhematter?”

           “Iseewhatyouaredrivingat,”saidNastasiaPhilipovna.“Youimplythattheprinceisaftertheseventy-fivethousandroublesIquiteunderstandyou.Mr.Totski,Iforgottosay,‘Takeyourseventy-fivethousandroubles’Idon’twantthem.Iletyougofreefornothingtakeyourfreedom!Youmustneedit.Nineyearsandthreemonths’captivityisenoughforanybody.TomorrowIshallstartafreshtodayIamafreeagentforthefirsttimeinmylife.

           “General,youmusttakeyourpearlsback,toogivethemtoyourwifeheretheyare!TomorrowIshallleavethisflataltogether,andthenthere’llbenomoreofthesepleasantlittlesocialgatherings,ladiesandgentlemen.”

           Sosaying,shescornfullyrosefromherseatasthoughtodepart.

           “NastasiaPhilipovna!NastasiaPhilipovna!”

           Thewordsburstinvoluntarilyfromeverymouth.Allpresentstartedupinbewilderedexcitement;allsurroundedher;allhadlisteneduneasilytoherwild,disconnectedsentences.Allfeltthatsomethinghadhappened,somethinghadgoneveryfarwrongindeed,butnoonecouldmakeheadortailofthematter

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