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Chapter 8

           Iknowheisacrossbetweenafoolandanadventurer;Imakenobonesabouttellinghimsotohisfaceeveryday.Butafterallheishalfjustified;publicityisthelawfulrightofeveryman;consequently,Burdovskyisnotexcepted.Lethimanswerforhisownblunders.AstotheobjectionwhichImadejustnowinthenameofall,tothepresenceofyourfriends,IthinkIoughttoexplain,gentlemen,thatIonlydidsotoassertourrights,thoughwereallywishedtohavewitnesses;wehadagreedunanimouslyuponthepointbeforewecamein.Wedonotcarewhoyourwitnessesmaybe,orwhethertheyareyourfriendsornot.AstheycannotfailtorecognizeBurdovsky’sright(seeingthatitismathematicallydemonstrable),itisjustaswellthatthewitnessesshouldbeyourfriends.Thetruthwillonlybemoreplainlyevident.”

           “Itisquitetrue;wehadagreeduponthatpoint,”saidLebedeff’snephew,inconfirmation.

           “Ifthatisthecase,whydidyoubeginbymakingsuchafussaboutit?”askedtheastonishedprince.

           Theboxerwasdyingtogetinafewwords;owing,nodoubt,tothepresenceoftheladies,hewasbecomingquitejovial.

           “Astothearticle,prince,”hesaid,“IadmitthatIwroteit,inspiteoftheseverecriticismofmypoorfriend,inwhomIalwaysoverlookmanythingsbecauseofhisunfortunatestateofhealth.ButIwroteandpublisheditintheformofaletter,inthepaperofafriend.IshowedittonoonebutBurdovsky,andIdidnotreaditallthrough,eventohim.

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