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Chapter 6

           Ifhediddespiseme,hedespisedme‘meekly,’afterhisownfashion.

           “Idaresayheonlytookhishatoffoutoffear,asitwere,tothesonofhiscreditor;forhealwaysowedmymothermoney.Ithoughtofhavinganexplanationwithhim,butIknewthatifIdid,hewouldbegintoapologizeinaminuteortwo,soIdecidedtolethimalone.

           “Justaboutthattime,thatis,themiddleofMarch,Isuddenlyfeltverymuchbetter;thiscontinuedforacoupleofweeks.Iusedtogooutatdusk.Ilikethedusk,especiallyinMarch,whenthenightfrostbeginstohardentheday’spuddles,andthegasisburning.

           “Well,onenightintheShestilavochnaya,amanpassedmewithapaperparcelunderhisarm.Ididnottakestockofhimverycarefully,butheseemedtobedressedinsomeshabbysummerdust-coat,muchtoolightfortheseason.Whenhewasoppositethelamp-post,sometenyardsaway,Iobservedsomethingfalloutofhispocket.Ihurriedforwardtopickitup,justintime,foranoldwretchinalongkaftanrusheduptoo.Hedidnotdisputethematter,butglancedatwhatwasinmyhandanddisappeared.

           “Itwasalargeold-fashionedpocket-book,stuffedfull;butIguessed,ataglance,thatithadanythingintheworldinsideit,exceptmoney.

           “Theownerwasnowsomefortyyardsaheadofme,andwasverysoonlostinthecrowd.Iranafterhim,andbegancallingout;butasIknewnothingtosayexcepting‘hey!’hedidnotturnround.

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