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Chapter 4

           

           Therewereseveralrumoursafloat,beforelong,whichupsetTotski’sequanimityagooddeal,butwewillnotnowstoptodescribethem;merelymentioninganinstanceortwo.OnewasthatNastasiahadenteredintocloseandsecretrelationswiththeEpanchingirlsamostunlikelyrumour;anotherwasthatNastasiahadlongsatisfiedherselfofthefactthatGaniawasmerelymarryingherformoney,andthathisnaturewasgloomyandgreedy,impatientandselfish,toanextraordinarydegree;andthatalthoughhehadbeenkeenenoughinhisdesiretoachieveaconquestbefore,yetsincethetwofriendshadagreedtoexploithispassionfortheirownpurposes,itwasclearenoughthathehadbeguntoconsiderthewholethinganuisanceandanightmare.

           Inhisheartpassionandhateseemedtoholddividedsway,andalthoughhehadatlastgivenhisconsenttomarrythewoman(ashesaid),underthestressofcircumstances,yethepromisedhimselfthathewould“takeitoutofher,”aftermarriage.

           NastasiaseemedtoTotskitohavedivinedallthis,andtobepreparingsomethingonherownaccount,whichfrightenedhimtosuchanextentthathedidnotdarecommunicatehisviewseventothegeneral.Butattimeshewouldpluckuphiscourageandbefullofhopeandgoodspiritsagain,acting,infact,asweakmendoactinsuchcircumstances.

           However,boththefriendsfeltthatthethinglookedrosyindeedwhenonedayNastasiainformedthemthatshewouldgiveherfinalanswerontheeveningofherbirthday,whichanniversarywasdueinaveryshorttime.

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