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Chapter 7

           Themovementis,properlyspeaking,aderivativefromNihilismthoughtheyareonlyknownindirectly,andbyhearsay,fortheyneveradvertisetheirdoingsinthepapers.Theygostraighttothepoint.Forthem,itisnotaquestionofshowingthatPushkinisstupid,orthatRussiamustbetorninpieces.No;butiftheyhaveagreatdesireforanything,theybelievetheyhavearighttogetitevenatthecostofthelives,say,ofeightpersons.Theyarecheckedbynoobstacles.Infact,prince,Ishouldnotadviseyou...”

           ButMuishkinhadrisen,andwasonhiswaytoopenthedoorforhisvisitors.

           “Youareslanderingthem,Lebedeff,”saidhe,smiling.

           “Youarealwaysthinkingaboutyournephew’sconduct.Don’tbelievehim,LizabethaProkofievna.IcanassureyouGorskyandDaniloffareexceptionsandthattheseareonly...mistaken.However,Idonotcareaboutreceivingthemhere,inpublic.Excuseme,LizabethaProkofievna.Theyarecoming,andyoucanseethem,andthenIwilltakethemaway.Pleasecomein,gentlemen!”

           Anotherthoughttormentedhim:Hewonderedwasthisanarrangedbusinessarrangedtohappenwhenhehadguestsinhishouse,andinanticipationofhishumiliationratherthanofhistriumph?Buthereproachedhimselfbitterlyforsuchathought,andfeltasifheshoulddieofshameifitwerediscovered.Whenhisnewvisitorsappeared,hewasquitereadytobelievehimselfinfinitelylesstoberespectedthananyofthem.

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