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Chapter 10

           

           “Mydear,”saidthegeneral,“itseemstomethatasick-nursewouldbeofmoreuseherethananexcitablepersonlikeyou.Perhapsitwouldbeaswelltogetsomesober,reliablemanforthenight.Inanycasewemustconsulttheprince,andleavethepatienttorestatonce.Tomorrowwecanseewhatcanbedoneforhim.”

           “Itisnearlymidnight;wearegoing.Willhecomewithus,orishetostayhere?”Doktorenkoaskedcrosslyoftheprince.

           “Youcanstaywithhimifyoulike,”saidMuishkin.

           “Thereisplentyofroomhere.”

           Suddenly,totheastonishmentofall,Kellerwentquicklyuptothegeneral.

           “Excellency,”hesaid,impulsively,“ifyouwantareliablemanforthenight,Iamreadytosacrificemyselfformyfriendsuchasoulashehas!Ihavelongthoughthimagreatman,excellency!Myarticleshowedmylackofeducation,butwhenhecriticizeshescatterspearls!”

           IvanFedorovitchturnedfromtheboxerwithagestureofdespair.

           “Ishallbedelightedifhewillstay;itwouldcertainlybedifficultforhimtogetbacktoPetersburg,”saidtheprince,inanswertotheeagerquestionsofLizabethaProkofievna.

           “Butyouarehalfasleep,areyounot?Ifyoudon’twanthim,Iwilltakehimbacktomyhouse!Why,goodgracious!Hecanhardlystanduphimself!Whatisit?Areyouill?”

           Notfindingtheprinceonhisdeath-bed,LizabethaProkofievnahadbeenmisledbyhisappearancetothinkhimmuchbetterthanhewas.

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