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Chapter 4

           HeevenpulledColia’ssilverwatchoutofhishand,andlookedatiteagerly.Then,asifhehadforgotteneverything,hestretchedhimselfoutonthesofa,puthishandsbehindhishead,andlookedupatthesky.AfteraminuteortwohegotupandcamebacktothetabletolistentoLebedeff’soutpourings,asthelatterpassionatelycommentatedonEvgeniePavlovitch’sparadox.

           “Thatisanartfulandtraitorousidea.Asmartnotion,”vociferatedtheclerk,“thrownoutasanappleofdiscord.Butitisjust.Youareascoffer,amanoftheworld,acavalryofficer,and,thoughnotwithoutbrains,youdonotrealizehowprofoundisyourthought,norhowtrue.Yes,thelawsofself-preservationandofself-destructionareequallypowerfulinthisworld.Thedevilwillholdhisempireoverhumanityuntilalimitoftimewhichisstillunknown.Youlaugh?Youdonotbelieveinthedevil?ScepticismastothedevilisaFrenchidea,anditisalsoafrivolousidea.Doyouknowwhothedevilis?Doyouknowhisname?Althoughyoudon’tknowhisnameyoumakeamockeryofhisform,followingtheexampleofVoltaire.Yousneerathishoofs,athistail,athishornsallofthemtheproduceofyourimagination!Inrealitythedevilisagreatandterriblespirit,withneitherhoofs,nortail,norhorns;itisyouwhohaveendowedhimwiththeseattributes!But...heisnotthequestionjustnow!”

           “Howdoyouknowheisnotthequestionnow?”criedHippolyte,laughinghysterically.

           “Anotherexcellentidea,andworthconsidering!”repliedLebedeff.

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