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Chapter 8

           DoyoubelievethatinthisaffairofBurdovskyyouhaverightonyourside?DoyouadmitthatPavlicheffoverwhelmedyouwithbenefits,andperhapssavedyourlife?Ifyouadmitit(whichwetakeforgranted),doyouintend,nowthatyouareamillionaire,anddoyounotthinkitinconformitywithjustice,toindemnifyBurdovsky?Yesorno?Ifitisyes,or,inotherwords,ifyoupossesswhatyoucallhonourandconscience,andwemorejustlycallcommon-sense,thenaccedetoourdemand,andthematterisatanend.Giveussatisfaction,withoutentreatiesorthanksfromus;donotexpectthanksfromus,forwhatyoudowillbedonenotforoursake,butforthesakeofjustice.Ifyourefusetosatisfyus,thatis,ifyouranswerisno,wewillgoawayatonce,andtherewillbeanendofthematter.Butwewilltellyoutoyourfacebeforethepresentcompanythatyouareamanofvulgarandundevelopedmind;wewillopenlydenyyoutherighttospeakinfutureofyourhonourandconscience,foryouhavenotpaidthefairpriceofsucharight.IhavenomoretosayIhaveputthequestionbeforeyou.Nowturnusoutifyoudare.Youcandoit;forceisonyourside.Butrememberthatwedonotbeseech,wedemand!Wedonotbeseech,wedemand!”

           Withtheselastexcitedwords,Lebedeff’snephewwassilent.

           “Wedemand,wedemand,wedemand,wedonotbeseech,”splutteredBurdovsky,redasalobster.

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