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Chapter 4

           Thefactwas,Totskiwasatthattimeamanoffiftyyearsofage;hispositionwassolidandrespectable;hisplaceinsocietyhadlongbeenfirmlyfixeduponsafefoundations;helovedhimself,hispersonalcomforts,andhispositionbetterthanalltheworld,aseveryrespectablegentlemanshould!

           AtthesametimehisgraspofthingsingeneralsoonshowedTotskithathenowhadtodealwithabeingwhowasoutsidethepaleoftheordinaryrulesoftraditionalbehaviour,andwhowouldnotonlythreatenmischiefbutwouldundoubtedlycarryitout,andstopfornoone.

           Therewasevidently,heconcluded,somethingatworkhere;somestormofthemind,someparoxysmofromanticanger,goodnessknowsagainstwhomorwhat,someinsatiablecontemptinaword,somethingaltogetherabsurdandimpossible,butatthesametimemostdangeroustobemetwithbyanyrespectablepersonwithapositioninsocietytokeepup.

           ForamanofTotski’swealthandstanding,itwould,ofcourse,havebeenthesimplestpossiblemattertotakestepswhichwouldridhimatoncefromallannoyance;whileitwasobviouslyimpossibleforNastasiaPhilipovnatoharmhiminanyway,eitherlegallyorbystirringupascandal,for,incaseofthelatterdanger,hecouldsoeasilyremovehertoasphereofsafety.However,theseargumentswouldonlyholdgoodincaseofNastasiaactingasothersmightinsuchanemergency.Shewasmuchmorelikelytooversteptheboundsofreasonableconductbysomeextraordinaryeccentricity.

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