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Chapter 5

           Ineededamanwhowouldtellmethebaretruthwithoutanyhumbugorceremony—andsohedid—indeed,almostwithpleasure(whichIthoughtwasgoingalittletoofar).

           “Well,heplumpedoutthatIhadaboutamonthleftme;itmightbealittlemore,hesaid,underfavourablecircumstances,butitmightalsobeconsiderablyless.AccordingtohisopinionImightdiequitesuddenly—tomorrow,forinstance—therehadbeensuchcases.OnlyadayortwosinceayoungladyatColomnawhosufferedfromconsumption,andwasaboutonaparwithmyselfinthemarchofthedisease,wasgoingouttomarkettobuyprovisions,whenshesuddenlyfeltfaint,laydownonthesofa,gaspedonce,anddied.

           “Kislorodofftoldmeallthiswithasortofexaggerateddevil-may-carenegligence,andasthoughhedidmegreathonourbytalkingtomeso,becauseitshowedthatheconsideredmethesamesortofexaltedNihilisticbeingashimself,towhomdeathwasamatterofnoconsequencewhatever,eitherway.

           “Atallevents,thefactremained—amonthoflifeandnomore!ThatheisrightinhisestimationIamabsolutelypersuaded.

           “ItpuzzlesmemuchtothinkhowonearththeprinceguessedyesterdaythatIhavehadbaddreams.Hesaidtome,‘YourexcitementanddreamswillfindreliefatPavlofsk.’Whydidhesay‘dreams’?Eitherheisadoctor,orelseheisamanofexceptionalintelligenceandwonderfulpowersofobservation.(Butthatheisan‘idiot,’atbottomtherecanbenodoubtwhatever.

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