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Chapter 8

           ThatiswhyIthoughtitmydutytotryandhelphimas‘Pavlicheff’sson’;inthefirstplacebyrescuinghimfromtheinfluenceofTchebaroff,andsecondlybymakingmyselfhisfriend.Ihaveresolvedtogivehimtenthousandroubles;thatisaboutthesumwhichIcalculatethatPavlicheffmusthavespentonme.”

           “What,onlytenthousand!”criedHippolyte.

           “Well,prince,yourarithmeticisnotuptomuch,orelseyouaremightycleveratit,thoughyouaffecttheairofasimpleton,”saidLebedeff’snephew.

           “Iwillnotaccepttenthousandroubles,”saidBurdovsky.

           “Accept,Antip,”whisperedtheboxereagerly,leaningpastthebackofHippolyte’schairtogivehisfriendthispieceofadvice.“Takeitforthepresent;wecanseeaboutmorelateron.”

           “Lookhere,Mr.Muishkin,”shoutedHippolyte,“pleaseunderstandthatwearenotfools,noridiots,asyourguestsseemtoimagine;theseladieswholookuponuswithsuchscorn,andespeciallythisfinegentleman”(pointingtoEvgeniePavlovitch)“whomIhavenotthehonourofknowing,thoughIthinkIhaveheardsometalkabouthim

           “Really,really,gentlemen,”criedtheprinceingreatagitation,“youaremisunderstandingmeagain.Inthefirstplace,Mr.Keller,youhavegreatlyoverestimatedmyfortuneinyourarticle.Iamfarfrombeingamillionaire.Ihavebarelyatenthofwhatyousuppose.Secondly,mytreatmentinSwitzerlandwasveryfarfromcostingtensofthousandsofroubles.

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