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Chapter 16

           “Theoffendedpartythere,theysay,marchesofftohisinsulterandsaystohim,‘Youinsultedme,soIhavecometoripmyselfopenbeforeyoureyes;’andwiththesewordshedoesactuallyriphisstomachopenbeforehisenemy,andconsiders,doubtless,thatheishavingallpossibleandnecessarysatisfactionandrevenge.Therearestrangecharactersintheworld,sir!”

           “H’m!andyouthinktherewassomethingofthissorthere,doyou?Dearmeaveryremarkablecomparison,youknow!Butyoumusthaveobserved,mydearPtitsin,thatIdidallIpossiblycould.IcoulddonomorethanIdid.Andyoumustadmitthattherearesomerarequalitiesinthiswoman.IfeltIcouldnotspeakinthatBedlam,orIshouldhavebeentemptedtocryout,whenshereproachedme,thatsheherselfwasmybestjustification.Suchawomancouldmakeanyoneforgetallreasoneverything!Eventhatmoujik,Rogojin,yousaw,broughtherahundredthousandroubles!Ofcourse,allthathappenedtonightwasephemeral,fantastic,unseemlyyetitlackedneithercolournororiginality.MyGod!Whatmightnothavebeenmadeofsuchacharactercombinedwithsuchbeauty!Yetinspiteofalleffortsinspiteofalleducation,evenallthosegiftsarewasted!Sheisanuncutdiamond....Ihaveoftensaidso.”

           AndAfanasyIvanovitchheavedadeepsigh.

           

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