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Chapter 4

           Itwasstrangetoseehimlaughingsoafterthesombremoodhehadbeeninjustbefore.

           “Oh,Ilikethat!Thatbeatsanything!”hecriedconvulsively,pantingforbreath.“Oneisanabsoluteunbeliever;theotherissuchathorough-goingbelieverthathemurdershisfriendtothetuneofaprayer!Oh,prince,prince,that’stoogoodforanything!Youcan’thaveinventedit.It’sthebestthingI’veheard!”

           “NextmorningIwentoutforastrollthroughthetown,”continuedtheprince,sosoonasRogojinwasalittlequieter,thoughhislaughterstillburstoutatintervals,“andsoonobservedadrunken-lookingsoldierstaggeringaboutthepavement.Hecameuptomeandsaid,‘Buymysilvercross,sir!Youshallhaveitforfourpenceit’srealsilver.’Ilooked,andthereheheldacross,justtakenoffhisownneck,evidently,alargetinone,madeaftertheByzantinepattern.Ifishedoutfourpence,andputhiscrossonmyownneck,andIcouldseebyhisfacethathewasaspleasedashecouldbeatthethoughtthathehadsucceededincheatingafoolishgentleman,andawayhewenttodrinkthevalueofhiscross.AtthattimeeverythingthatIsawmadeatremendousimpressionuponme.IhadunderstoodnothingaboutRussiabefore,andhadonlyvagueandfantasticmemoriesofit.SoIthought,‘IwillwaitawhilebeforeIcondemnthisJudas.OnlyGodknowswhatmaybehiddenintheheartsofdrunkards.’

           “Well,Iwenthomewards,andnearthehotelIcameacrossapoorwoman,carryingachildababyofsomesixweeksold.

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