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Chapter 10

           

           “Itwasonlyoutofgenerosity,madame,”hesaidinaresonantvoice,“andbecauseIwouldnotbetrayafriendinanawkwardposition,thatIdidnotmentionthisrevisionbefore;thoughyouheardhimyourselfthreateningtokickusdownthesteps.Toclearthematterup,IdeclarenowthatIdidhaverecoursetohisassistance,andthatIpaidhimsixroublesforit.ButIdidnotaskhimtocorrectmystyle;Isimplywenttohimforinformationconcerningthefacts,ofwhichIwasignoranttoagreatextent,andwhichhewascompetenttogive.Thestoryofthegaiters,theappetiteintheSwissprofessor’shouse,thesubstitutionoffiftyroublesfortwohundredandfiftyallsuchdetails,infact,weregotfromhim.Ipaidhimsixroublesforthem;buthedidnotcorrectthestyle.”

           “ImuststatethatIonlyrevisedthefirstpartofthearticle,”interposedLebedeffwithfeverishimpatience,whilelaughterrosefromallaroundhim;“butwefelloutinthemiddleoveroneidea,soInevercorrectedthesecondpart.ThereforeIcannotbeheldresponsibleforthenumerousgrammaticalblundersinit.”

           “Thatisallhethinksof!”criedLizabethaProkofievna.

           “MayIaskwhenthisarticlewasrevised?”saidEvgeniePavlovitchtoKeller.

           “Yesterdaymorning,”hereplied,“wehadaninterviewwhichweallgaveourwordofhonourtokeepsecret.

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