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Chapter 9

           ImaypointoutthatthisideawasonlyaccreditedgenerallyduringthelastyearsofPavlicheff’slife,whenhisnext-of-kinweretremblingaboutthesuccession,whentheearlierstorywasquiteforgotten,andwhenallopportunityfordiscoveringthetruthhadseeminglypassedaway.Nodoubtyou,Mr.Burdovsky,heardthisconjecture,anddidnothesitatetoacceptitastrue.Ihavehadthehonourofmakingyourmother’sacquaintance,andIfindthatsheknowsallaboutthesereports.Whatshedoesnotknowisthatyou,herson,shouldhavelistenedtothemsocomplaisantly.IfoundyourrespectedmotheratPskoff,illandindeeppoverty,asshehasbeeneversincethedeathofyourbenefactor.Shetoldmewithtearsofgratitudehowyouhadsupportedher;sheexpectsmuchofyou,andbelievesferventlyinyourfuturesuccess...”

           “Oh,thisisunbearable!”saidLebedeff’snephewimpatiently.“Whatisthegoodofallthisromancing?”

           “Itisrevoltingandunseemly!”criedHippolyte,jumpingupinafury.

           Burdovskyalonesatsilentandmotionless.

           “Whatisthegoodofit?”repeatedGavrilaArdalionovitch,withpretendedsurprise.“Well,firstly,becausenowperhapsMr.BurdovskyisquiteconvincedthatMr.Pavlicheff’sloveforhimcamesimplyfromgenerosityofsoul,andnotfrompaternalduty.Itwasmostnecessarytoimpressthisfactuponhismind,consideringthatheapprovedofthearticlewrittenbyMr.Keller.IspeakthusbecauseIlookonyou,Mr.Burdovsky,asanhonourableman.

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