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Chapter 6

           

           “Well,LukianTimofeyovitch,haveyoubroughtthelittlecupboardthatyouhadattheheadofyourbedwithyouhere?”

           “No,Ileftitwhereitwas.”

           “Impossible!”

           “Itcannotbemoved;youwouldhavetopullthewalldown,itissofirmlyfixed.”

           “Perhapsyouhaveonelikeithere?”

           “Ihaveonethatisevenbetter,muchbetter;thatisreallywhyIboughtthishouse.”

           “Ah!Whatvisitordidyouturnawayfrommydoor,aboutanhourago?”

           “The-thegeneral.Iwouldnotlethimin;thereisnoneedforhimtovisityou,prince...Ihavethedeepestesteemforhim,heisaagreatman.Youdon’tbelieveit?Well,youwillsee,andyet,mostexcellentprince,youhadmuchbetternotreceivehim.”

           “MayIaskwhy?andalsowhyyouwalkaboutontiptoeandalwaysseemasifyouweregoingtowhisperasecretinmyearwheneveryoucomenearme?”

           “Iamvile,vile;Iknowit!”criedLebedeff,beatinghisbreastwithacontriteair.“Butwillnotthegeneralbetoohospitableforyou?”

           “Toohospitable?”

           “Yes.First,heproposestocomeandliveinmyhouse.Wellandgood;buthesticksatnothing;heimmediatelymakeshimselfoneofthefamily.Wehavetalkedoverourrespectiverelationsseveraltimes,anddiscoveredthatweareconnectedbymarriage.Itseemsalsothatyouareasortofnephewonhismother’sside;hewasexplainingittomeagainonlyyesterday.

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