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Chapter 15

           HewasknowntononeofRogojin’sfollowers,butastheypassedbytheNevsky,wherehestoodbegging,hehadjoinedtheirranks.Hisclaimforthecharityhedesiredseemedbasedonthefactthatinthedaysofhisprosperityhehadgivenawayasmuchasfifteenroublesatatime.Therivalsseemedmorethanalittlejealousofoneanother.Theathleteappearedinjuredattheadmissionofthe“beggar”intothecompany.Bynaturetaciturn,henowmerelygrowledoccasionallylikeabear,andglaredcontemptuouslyuponthe“beggar,”who,beingsomewhatofamanoftheworld,andadiplomatist,triedtoinsinuatehimselfintothebear’sgoodgraces.Hewasamuchsmallermanthantheathlete,anddoubtlesswasconsciousthathemusttreadwarily.GentlyandwithoutargumenthealludedtotheadvantagesoftheEnglishstyleinboxing,andshowedhimselfafirmbelieverinWesterninstitutions.Theathlete’slipscurleddisdainfully,andwithouthonouringhisadversarywithaformaldenial,heexhibited,asifbyaccident,thatpeculiarlyRussianobjectanenormousfist,clenched,muscular,andcoveredwithredhairs!Thesightofthispre-eminentlynationalattributewasenoughtoconvinceanybody,withoutwords,thatitwasaseriousmatterforthosewhoshouldhappentocomeintocontactwithit.

           Noneofthebandwereverydrunk,fortheleaderhadkepthisintendedvisittoNastasiainviewallday,andhaddonehisbesttopreventhisfollowersfromdrinkingtoomuch.

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