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Chapter 6

           Heusedtodresssmartly,andalwaysdrovetoschoolinaprivatetrap.Hewasagoodcompanion,andwasalwaysmerryandjolly,sometimesevenwitty,thoughhewasnotveryintellectual,inspiteofthefactthathewasalwaystopoftheclass;Imyselfwasnevertopinanything!Allhiscompanionswereveryfondofhim,exceptingmyself.Hehadseveraltimesduringthoseyearscomeuptomeandtriedtomakefriends;butIhadalwaysturnedsulkilyawayandrefusedtohaveanythingtodowithhim.Ihadnotseenhimforawholeyearnow;hewasattheuniversity.When,atnineo’clock,orso,thisevening,Iarrivedandwasshownuptohimwithgreatceremony,hefirstreceivedmewithastonishment,andnottooaffably,buthesooncheeredup,andsuddenlygazedintentlyatmeandburstoutlaughing.

           “‘Why,whatonearthcanhavepossessedyoutocomeandseeme,Terentieff?’hecried,withhisusualpleasant,sometimesaudacious,butneveroffensivefamiliarity,whichIlikedinreality,butforwhichIalsodetestedhim.‘Whywhat’sthematter?’hecriedinalarm.‘Areyouill?’

           “Thatconfoundedcoughofminehadcomeonagain;Ifellintoachair,andwithdifficultyrecoveredmybreath.‘It’sallright,it’sonlyconsumption’Isaid.‘Ihavecometoyouwithapetition!’

           “Hesatdowninamazement,andIlostnotimeintellinghimthemedicalman’shistory;andexplainedthathe,withtheinfluencewhichhepossessedoverhisuncle,mightdosomegoodtothepoorfellow.

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