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Chapter 2

           

           “Becausehedidn’texist—nevercouldandneverdid—there!You’dbetterdropthesubject,Iwarnyou!”

           “Andthisismyson—myownson—whomI—oh,graciousHeaven!Eropegoff—EroshkaEropegoffdidn’texist!”

           “Ha,ha!it’sEroshkanow,”laughedHippolyte.

           “No,sir,Kapitoshka—notEroshka.Imean,KapitonAlexeyevitch—retiredmajor—marriedMariaPetrovnaLu—Lu—hewasmyfriendandcompanion—Lutugoff—fromourearliestbeginnings.Iclosedhiseyesforhim—hewaskilled.KapitonEropegoffneverexisted!tfu!”

           Thegeneralshoutedinhisfury;butitwastobeconcludedthathiswrathwasnotkindledbytheexpresseddoubtastoKapiton’sexistence.Thiswashisscapegoat;buthisexcitementwascausedbysomethingquitedifferent.AsarulehewouldhavemerelyshouteddownthedoubtastoKapiton,toldalongyarnabouthisfriend,andeventuallyretiredupstairstohisroom.Buttoday,inthestrangeuncertaintyofhumannature,itseemedtorequirebutsosmallanoffenceasthistomakehiscuptooverflow.Theoldmangrewpurpleintheface,heraisedhishands.“Enoughofthis!”heyelled.“Mycurse—away,outofthehouseIgo!Colia,bringmybagaway!”Helefttheroomhastilyandinaparoxysmofrage.

           Hiswife,Colia,andPtitsinranoutafterhim.

           “Whathaveyoudonenow?”saidVariatoGania.

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