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Chapter 9

           Atpresenthisonlyfailingisthatheiscrazyaboutthatcaptain’swidow,andhecannotgotoherwithoutmoney,andImeantocatchhimatherhousetodayforhisowngood;butsupposingitwasnotonlythewidow,butthathehadcommittedarealcrime,oratleastsomeverydishonourableaction(ofwhichheis,ofcourse,incapable),Irepeatthateveninthatcase,ifheweretreatedwithwhatImaycallgeneroustenderness,onecouldgetatthewholetruth,forheisverysoft-hearted!Believeme,hewouldbetrayhimselfbeforefivedayswereout;hewouldburstintotears,andmakeacleanbreastofthematter;especiallyifmanagedwithtact,andifyouandhisfamilywatchedhiseverystep,sotospeak.Oh,mydearprince,”Lebedeffaddedmostemphatically,“Idonotpositivelyassertthathehas...Iamready,asthesayingis,toshedmylastdropofbloodforhimthisinstant;butyouwilladmitthatdebauchery,drunkenness,andthecaptain’swidow,allthesetogethermayleadhimveryfar.”

           “Iam,ofcourse,quitereadytoaddmyeffortstoyoursinsuchacase,”saidtheprince,rising;“butIconfess,Lebedeff,thatIamterriblyperplexed.Tellme,doyoustillthink...plainly,yousayyourselfthatyoususpectMr.Ferdishenko?”

           Lebedeffclaspedhishandsoncemore.

           “Why,whoelsecouldIpossiblysuspect?Whoelse,mostoutspokenprince?”hereplied,withanunctuoussmile.

           Muishkinfrowned,androsefromhisseat.

           “Yousee,Lebedeff,amistakeherewouldbeadreadfulthing.

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