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Chapter 9

           

           “Oh,don’tbesoworriedonmyaccount,prince!IassureyouIamnotworthit!Atleast,notIalone.ButIseeyouaresufferingonbehalfofthecriminaltoo,forwretchedFerdishenko,infact!”

           “Ofcourseyouhavegivenmeadisagreeableenoughthingtothinkabout,”saidtheprince,irritably,“butwhatareyougoingtodo,sinceyouaresosureitwasFerdishenko?”

           “Butwhoelsecoulditbe,myverydearprince?”repeatedLebedeff,assweetassugaragain.“Ifyoudon’twishmetosuspectMr.Burdovsky?”

           “Ofcoursenot.”

           “Northegeneral?Ha,ha,ha!”

           “Nonsense!”saidtheprince,angrily,turningrounduponhim.

           “Quiteso,nonsense!Ha,ha,ha!dearme!Hedidamuseme,didthegeneral!WewentoffonthehotscenttoWilkin’stogether,youknow;butImustfirstobservethatthegeneralwasevenmorethunderstruckthanImyselfthismorning,whenIawokehimafterdiscoveringthetheft;somuchsothathisveryfacechangedhegrewredandthenpale,andatlengthflewintoaparoxysmofsuchnoblewraththatIassureyouIwasquitesurprised!Heisamostgenerous-heartedman!Hetellsliesbythethousands,Iknow,butitismerelyaweakness;heisamanofthehighestfeelings;asimple-mindedmantoo,andamanwhocarriestheconvictionofinnocenceinhisveryappearance.Ilovethatman,sir;Imayhavetoldyousobefore;itisaweaknessofmine.Wellhesuddenlystoppedinthemiddleoftheroad,openedouthiscoatandbaredhisbreast.

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