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Chapter 6

           Hewasproud,andflewintoapassion;therewasachangeoflocalgovernmentwhichactedinfavourofhisopponents;hispositionwasundermined,complaintsweremadeagainsthim;helosthispostandcameuptoPetersburgwithhislastremainingmoney,inordertoappealtohigherauthorities.Ofcoursenobodywouldlistentohimforalongtime;hewouldcomeandtellhisstoryonedayandberefusedpromptly;anotherdayhewouldbefedonfalsepromises;againhewouldbetreatedharshly;thenhewouldbetoldtosignsomedocuments;thenhewouldsignthepaperandhanditin,andtheywouldrefusetoreceiveit,andtellhimtofileaformalpetition.Inawordhehadbeendrivenaboutfromofficetoofficeforfivemonthsandhadspenteveryfarthinghehad;hiswife’slastragshadjustbeenpawned;andmeanwhileachildhadbeenborntothemandandtodayIhaveafinalrefusaltomypetition,andIhavehardlyacrumbofbreadleftIhavenothingleft;mywifehashadababylatelyandII

           “Hesprangupfromhischairandturnedaway.Hiswifewascryinginthecorner;thechildhadbeguntomoanagain.Ipulledoutmynote-bookandbeganwritinginit.WhenIhadfinishedandrosefrommychairhewasstandingbeforemewithanexpressionofalarmedcuriosity.

           “‘Ihavejotteddownyourname,’Itoldhim,‘andalltherestofittheplaceyouservedat,thedistrict,thedate,andall.Ihaveafriend,Bachmatoff,whoseuncleisacouncillorofstateandhastodowiththesematters,onePeterMatveyevitchBachmatoff.

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