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Chapter 8

           Thismillionaire,havingbutjustdiscardedtheoldgaitersofhisprofessor,couldnotevenunderstandthatthenobleyoungmanslavingawayathislessonswasnotaskingforcharitablehelp,butforhisrightfuldue,thoughthedebtwasnotalegalone;that,correctlyspeaking,hewasnotaskingforanything,butitwasmerelyhisfriendswhohadthoughtfittobestirthemselvesonhisbehalf.Withthecoolinsolenceofabloatedcapitalist,secureinhismillions,hemajesticallydrewabanknoteforfiftyroublesfromhispocket-bookandsentittothenobleyoungmanasahumiliatingpieceofcharity.Youcanhardlybelieveit,gentlemen!Youarescandalizedanddisgusted;youcryoutinindignation!Butthatiswhathedid!Needlesstosay,themoneywasreturned,orratherflungbackinhisface.Thecaseisnotwithintheprovinceofthelaw,itmustbereferredtothetribunalofpublicopinion;thisiswhatwenowdo,guaranteeingthetruthofallthedetailswhichwehaverelated.”

           WhenColiahadfinishedreading,hehandedthepapertotheprince,andretiredsilentlytoacorneroftheroom,hidinghisfaceinhishands.Hewasovercomebyafeelingofinexpressibleshame;hisboyishsensitivenesswaswoundedbeyondendurance.Itseemedtohimthatsomethingextraordinary,somesuddencatastrophehadoccurred,andthathewasalmostthecauseofit,becausehehadreadthearticlealoud.

           Yetalltheothersweresimilarlyaffected.Thegirlswereuncomfortableandashamed.

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