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Chapter 9

           Hegavemetwomoreletterswrittenbythelatterwhenhewasstillinforeignparts.Thesethreedocuments,theirdates,andthefactsmentionedinthem,proveinthemostundeniablemanner,thateighteenmonthsbeforeyourbirth,NicolaiAndreevitchwentabroad,whereheremainedforthreeconsecutiveyears.Yourmother,asyouarewellaware,hasneverbeenoutofRussia....Itistoolatetoreadthelettersnow;Iamcontenttostatethefact.Butifyoudesireit,cometometomorrowmorning,bringwitnessesandwritingexpertswithyou,andIwillprovetheabsolutetruthofmystory.Fromthatmomentthequestionwillbedecided.”

           Thesewordscausedasensationamongthelisteners,andtherewasageneralmovementofrelief.Burdovskygotupabruptly.

           “Ifthatistrue,”saidhe,“Ihavebeendeceived,grosslydeceived,butnotbyTchebaroff:andforalongtimepast,alongtime.Idonotwishforexperts,notI,nortogotoseeyou.Ibelieveyou.Igiveitup....ButIrefusethetenthousandroubles.Good-bye.”

           “Waitfiveminutesmore,Mr.Burdovsky,”saidGavrilaArdalionovitchpleasantly.“Ihavemoretosay.Somerathercuriousandimportantfactshavecometolight,anditisabsolutelynecessary,inmyopinion,thatyoushouldhearthem.Youwillnotregret,Ifancy,tohavethewholematterthoroughlyclearedup.”

           Burdovskysilentlyresumedhisseat,andbenthisheadasthoughinprofoundthought.Hisfriend,Lebedeff’snephew,whohadrisentoaccompanyhim,alsosatdownagain.

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