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Chapter 8

           I’lltellyouwhoitwas—Rogojin!Whatdoyouthink,canamanbesuffocatedwithawetcloth?”

           “Idon’tknow.”

           “I’veheardso.Well,we’llleavethatquestionjustnow.WhyamIascandal-monger?Whydidshecallmeascandal-monger?Andmind,aftershehadheardeverywordIhadtotellher,andhadaskedallsortsofquestionsbesides—butsuchisthewayofwomen.ForhersakeIenteredintorelationswithRogojin—aninterestingman!AtherrequestIarrangedapersonalinterviewbetweenherselfandNastasiaPhilipovna.CouldshehavebeenangrybecauseIhintedthatshewasenjoyingNastasiaPhilipovna’s‘leavings’?Why,Ihavebeenimpressingituponherallthiswhileforherowngood.TwolettershaveIwrittenherinthatstrain,andIbeganstraightofftodayaboutitsbeinghumiliatingforher.Besides,theword‘leavings’isnotmyinvention.Atallevents,theyalluseditatGania’s,andsheuseditherself.SowhyamIascandal-monger?Isee—Iseeyouaretremendouslyamused,atthismoment!Probablyyouarelaughingatmeandfittingthosesillylinestomycase—

           “‘MaybesadLoveuponhissettingsmiles,Andwithvainhopeshisfarewellhourbeguiles.’

           “Ha,ha,ha!”

           Hippolytesuddenlyburstintoafitofhystericallaughter,whichturnedintoachokingcough.

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