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Chapter 9

           Hisrelationswerealarmed,andfearedhemightgosofarastomarryher,butshegaveherhandtoayoungland-surveyornamedBurdovskywhenshereachedtheageoftwenty.Icanevensaydefinitelythatitwasamarriageofaffection.Afterhisweddingyourfathergaveuphisoccupationasland-surveyor,andwithhiswife’sdowryoffifteenthousandroubleswentinforcommercialspeculations.Ashehadhadnoexperience,hewascheatedonallsides,andtooktodrinkinordertoforgethistroubles.Heshortenedhislifebyhisexcesses,andeightyearsafterhismarriagehedied.Yourmothersaysherselfthatshewasleftinthedirestpoverty,andwouldhavediedofstarvationhaditnotbeenforPavlicheff,whogenerouslyallowedherayearlypensionofsixhundredroubles.Manypeoplerecallhisextremefondnessforyouasalittleboy.Yourmotherconfirmsthis,andagreeswithothersinthinkingthathelovedyouthemorebecauseyouwereasicklychild,stammeringinyourspeech,andalmostdeformedforitisknownthatallhislifeNicolaiAndreevitchhadapartialityforunfortunatesofeverykind,especiallychildren.Inmyopinionthisismostimportant.ImayaddthatIdiscoveredyetanotherfact,thelastonwhichIemployedmydetectivepowers.SeeinghowfondPavlicheffwasofyou,itwasthankstohimyouwenttoschool,andalsohadtheadvantageofspecialteachershisrelationsandservantsgrewtobelievethatyouwerehisson,andthatyourfatherhadbeenbetrayedbyhiswife.

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