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Chapter 7

           Therewere,itistrue,somerigidindividualsunabletorisetotheheightofsuchaquestion,whosawintheprojectadesecrationofthesacramentofmarriage,buttherewerenotmanysuchandtheyremainedsilent,whilethemajoritywereinterestedinHélène’sgoodfortuneandinthequestionwhichmatchwouldbethemoreadvantageous.Whetheritwasrightorwrongtoremarrywhileonehadahusbandlivingtheydidnotdiscuss,forthatquestionhadevidentlybeensettledbypeople“wiserthanyouorme,”astheysaid,andtodoubtthecorrectnessofthatdecisionwouldbetoriskexposingone’sstupidityandincapacitytoliveinsociety.

           OnlyMáryaDmítrievnaAkhrosímova,whohadcometoPetersburgthatsummertoseeoneofhersons,allowedherselfplainlytoexpressanopinioncontrarytothegeneralone.MeetingHélèneataballshestoppedherinthemiddleoftheroomand,amidgeneralsilence,saidinhergruffvoice:“Sowivesoflivingmenhavestartedmarryingagain!Perhapsyouthinkyouhaveinventedanovelty?Youhavebeenforestalled,mydear!Itwasthoughtoflongago.Itisdoneinallthebrothels,”andwiththesewordsMáryaDmítrievna,turningupherwidesleeveswithherusualthreateninggestureandglancingsternlyround,movedacrosstheroom.

           ThoughpeoplewereafraidofMáryaDmítrievnashewasregardedinPetersburgasabuffoon,andsoofwhatshehadsaidtheyonlynoticed,andrepeatedinawhisper,theonecoarsewordshehadused,supposingthewholestingofherremarktolieinthatword.

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