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Chapter 8

           Hehelpedtheyoungcoupleforatime,buthewassoonobligedtogiveup,forthehigh-mindedhusbandrefusedtoacceptanythingfromhim.Soonthecarelessnoblemanforgotallabouthisformermistressandthechildshehadbornehim;then,asweknow,hediedintestate.P’sson,bornafterhismother’smarriage,foundatruefatherinthegenerousmanwhosenamehebore.Butwhenhealsodied,theorphanwaslefttoprovideforhimself,hismothernowbeinganinvalidwhohadlosttheuseofherlimbs.Leavingherinadistantprovince,hecametothecapitalinsearchofpupils.Bydintofdailytoilheearnedenoughtoenablehimtofollowthecollegecourses,andatlasttoentertheuniversity.ButwhatcanoneearnbyteachingthechildrenofRussianmerchantsattencopecksalesson,especiallywithaninvalidmothertokeep?Evenherdeathdidnotmuchdiminishthehardshipsoftheyoungman’sstruggleforexistence.Nowthisisthequestion:how,inthenameofjustice,shouldourscionhavearguedthecase?Ourreaderswillthink,nodoubt,thathewouldsaytohimself:‘Pshoweredbenefitsuponmeallmylife;hespenttensofthousandsofroublestoeducateme,toprovidemewithgovernesses,andtokeepmeundertreatmentinSwitzerland.NowIamamillionaire,andP’sson,anobleyoungmanwhoisnotresponsibleforthefaultsofhiscarelessandforgetfulfather,iswearinghimselfoutgivingill-paidlessons.Accordingtojustice,allthatwasdoneformeoughttohavebeendoneforhim.

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