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Chapter 7

           Hewasremarkableforthepoverty,nottosayuncleanliness,ofhispersonalappearance:thesleevesofhisovercoatweregreasy;hisdirtywaistcoat,buttoneduptohisneck,showednotatraceoflinen;afilthyblacksilkscarf,twistedtillitresembledacord,wasroundhisneck,andhishandswereunwashed.Helookedroundwithanairofinsolenteffrontery.Hisface,coveredwithpimples,wasneitherthoughtfulnorevencontemptuous;itworeanexpressionofcomplacentsatisfactionindemandinghisrightsandinbeinganaggrievedparty.Hisvoicetrembled,andhespokesofast,andwithsuchstammerings,thathemighthavebeentakenforaforeigner,thoughthepurestRussianbloodraninhisveins.Lebedeff’snephew,whomthereaderhasseenalready,accompaniedhim,andalsotheyouthnamedHippolyteTerentieff.Thelatterwasonlyseventeenoreighteen.Hehadanintelligentface,thoughitwasusuallyirritatedandfretfulinexpression.Hisskeleton-likefigure,hisghastlycomplexion,thebrightnessofhiseyes,andtheredspotsofcolouronhischeeks,betrayedthevictimofconsumptiontothemostcasualglance.Hecoughedpersistently,andpantedforbreath;itlookedasthoughhehadbutafewweeksmoretolive.Hewasnearlydeadwithfatigue,andfell,ratherthansat,intoachair.Therestbowedastheycamein;andbeingmoreorlessabashed,putonanairofextremeself-assurance.Inshort,theirattitudewasnotthatwhichonewouldhaveexpectedinmenwhoprofessedtodespisealltrivialities,allfoolishmundaneconventions,andindeedeverything,excepttheirownpersonalinterests

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