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Chapter 16

           Isupposeyouthoughtyou’dkeepthemoney,ifIdid!Ha,ha,ha!nonsense!Ihavenosenseofshameleft.ItellyouIhavebeenTotski’sconcubine.Prince,youmustmarryAglayaIvanovna,notNastasiaPhilipovna,orthisfellowFerdishenkowillalwaysbepointingthefingerofscornatyou.Youaren’tafraid,Iknow;butIshouldalwaysbeafraidthatIhadruinedyou,andthatyouwouldreproachmeforit.Asforwhatyousayaboutmydoingyouhonourbymarryingyouwell,Totskicantellyouallaboutthat.YouhadyoureyeonAglaya,Gania,youknowyouhad;andyoumighthavemarriedherifyouhadnotcomebargaining.Youarealllikethis.Youshouldchoose,onceforall,betweendisreputablewomen,andrespectableones,oryouaresuretogetmixed.Lookatthegeneral,howhe’sstaringatme!”

           “Thisistoohorrible,”saidthegeneral,startingtohisfeet.Allwerestandingupnow.Nastasiawasabsolutelybesideherself.

           “Iamveryproud,inspiteofwhatIam,”shecontinued.“Youcalledme‘perfection’justnow,prince.Anicesortofperfectiontothrowupaprinceandamillionandahalfofroublesinordertobeabletoboastofthefactafterwards!WhatsortofawifeshouldImakeforyou,afterallIhavesaid?AfanasyIvanovitch,doyouobserveIhavereallyandtrulythrownawayamillionofroubles?AndyouthoughtthatIshouldconsideryourwretchedseventy-fivethousand,withGaniathrowninforahusband,aparadiseofbliss!Takeyourseventy-fivethousandback,sir;youdidnotreachthehundredthousand.

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