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Chapter 8

           “Howaboutyourletters?Whoaskedyoutotrytopersuademetomarryhim?Wasnotthatadeclarationfromyou?Whydoyouforceyourselfuponusinthisway?IconfessIthoughtatfirstthatyouwereanxioustoarouseanaversionforhiminmyheartbyyourmeddling,inorderthatImightgivehimup;anditwasonlyafterwardsthatIguessedthetruth.Youimaginedthatyouweredoinganheroicaction!Howcouldyouspareanyloveforhim,whenyouloveyourownvanitytosuchanextent?Whycouldyounotsimplygoawayfromhere,insteadofwritingmethoseabsurdletters?Whydoyounotnowmarrythatgenerousmanwholovesyou,andhasdoneyouthehonourofofferingyouhishand?Itisplainenoughwhy;ifyoumarryRogojinyouloseyourgrievance;youwillhavenothingmoretocomplainof.Youwillbereceivingtoomuchhonour.EvgeniePavlovitchwassayingtheotherdaythatyouhadreadtoomanypoemsandaretoowelleducatedforyourposition;andthatyouliveinidleness.Addtothisyourvanity,and,thereyouhavereasonenough

           “Anddoyounotliveinidleness?”

           Thingshadcometothisunexpectedpointtooquickly.UnexpectedbecauseNastasiaPhilipovna,onherwaytoPavlofsk,hadthoughtandconsideredagooddeal,andhadexpectedsomethingdifferent,thoughperhapsnotaltogethergood,fromthisinterview;butAglayahadbeencarriedawaybyherownoutburst,justasarollingstonegathersimpetusasitcareersdownhill,andcouldnotrestrainherselfinthesatisfactionofrevenge.

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