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Chapter 5

           

           “AndyetImustdie,”hesaid,andalmostadded:“amanlikeme!

           “AndimaginehowthatGaniaannoysme!HehasdevelopedtheideaorpretendstobelievethatinallprobabilitythreeorfourotherswhoheardmyconfessionwilldiebeforeIdo.There’sanideaforyouandallthisbywayofconsolingme!Ha!ha!ha!Inthefirstplacetheyhaven’tdiedyet;andinthesecond,iftheydiddieallofthemwhatwouldbethesatisfactiontomeinthat?Hejudgesmebyhimself.Buthegoesfurther,heactuallypitchesintomebecause,ashedeclares,‘anydecentfellow’woulddiequietly,andthat‘allthis’ismereegotismonmypart.Hedoesn’tseewhatrefinementofegotismitisonhisownpartandatthesametime,whatox-likecoarseness!HaveyoueverreadofthedeathofoneStepanGleboff,intheeighteenthcentury?Ireadofityesterdaybychance.”

           “Whowashe?”

           “HewasimpaledonastakeinthetimeofPeter.”

           “Iknow,Iknow!Helaytherefifteenhoursinthehardfrost,anddiedwiththemostextraordinaryfortitudeIknowwhatofhim?”

           “OnlythatGodgivesthatsortofdyingtosome,andnottoothers.Perhapsyouthink,though,thatIcouldnotdielikeGleboff?”

           “Notatall!”saidtheprince,blushing.

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