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Chapter 15

           Isawhismotherandkissedherhand,too.Icameandstirredupallthatfuss,Gania,thisafternoon,onpurposetoseehowmuchyoucouldswallowyousurprisedme,myfriendyoudid,indeed.Surelyyoucouldnotmarryawomanwhoacceptspearlslikethoseyouknewthegeneralwasgoingtogiveme,ontheveryeveofhermarriage?AndRogojin!Why,inyourownhouseandbeforeyourownbrotherandsister,hebargainedwithme!Yetyoucouldcomehereandexpecttobebetrothedtomebeforeyouleftthehouse!Youalmostbroughtyoursister,too.SurelywhatRogojinsaidaboutyouisnotreallytrue:thatyouwouldcrawlallthewaytotheotherendofthetown,onhandsandknees,forthreeroubles?”

           “Yes,hewould!”saidRogojin,quietly,butwithanairofabsoluteconviction.

           “H’m!andhereceivesagoodsalary,I’mtold.Well,whatshouldyougetbutdisgraceandmiseryifyoutookawifeyouhatedintoyourfamily(forIknowverywellthatyoudohateme)?No,no!IbelievenowthatamanlikeyouwouldmurderanyoneformoneysharpenarazorandcomeupbehindhisbestfriendandcuthisthroatlikeasheepI’vereadofsuchpeople.Everyoneseemsmoney-madnowadays.No,no!Imaybeshameless,butyouarefarworse.Idon’tsayawordaboutthatother

           “NastasiaPhilipovna,isthisreallyyou?You,oncesorefinedanddelicateofspeech.Oh,whatatongue!Whatdreadfulthingsyouaresaying,”criedthegeneral,wringinghishandsinrealgrief.

           “Iamintoxicated,general.

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