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Chapter 9

           

           “Butitisnotanyoneparticularthought,only;itisthegeneralcircumstancesofthecase.IfVoltairehadwrittenthisnow,orRousseau,Ishouldhavejustreaditandthoughtitremarkable,butshouldnothavebeensoimpressedbyit.Butamanwhoknowsforcertainthathehasbuttenminutestoliveandcantalklikethatwhyit’sit’spride,thatis!Itisreallyamostextraordinary,exaltedassertionofpersonaldignity,it’sit’sdefiant!Whatagiganticstrengthofwill,eh?Andtoaccuseafellowlikethatofnotputtinginthecaponpurpose;it’sbaseandmean!Youknowhedeceiveduslastnight,thecunningrascal.Ineverpackedhisbagforhim,andIneversawhispistol.Hepackedithimself.Butheputmeoffmyguardlikethat,yousee.Verasaysyouaregoingtolethimstayon;Iswearthere’snodanger,especiallyaswearealwayswithhim.”

           “Whowasbyhimatnight?”

           “I,andBurdovsky,andKostiaLebedeff.Kellerstayedalittlewhile,andthenwentovertoLebedeff’stosleep.FerdishenkosleptatLebedeff’s,too;buthewentawayatseveno’clock.MyfatherisalwaysatLebedeff’s;buthehasgoneoutjustnow.IdaresayLebedeffwillbecominginheredirectly;hehasbeenlookingforyou;Idon’tknowwhathewants.Shallwelethiminornot,ifyouareasleep?I’mgoingtohaveanap,too.By-the-by,suchacuriousthinghappened.Burdovskywokemeatseven,andImetmyfatherjustoutsidetheroom,sodrunk,hedidn’tevenknowme.

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