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Chapter 25

           Eachonecameup,glancedatwhathadbeendone,andwithhorror,reproach,andastonishmentpushedbackagain.

           “OLord!Thepeoplearelikewildbeasts!Howcouldhebealive?”voicesinthecrowdcouldbeheardsaying.“Quiteayoungfellowtoo...musthavebeenamerchant’sson.Whatmen!...andtheysayhe’snottherightone....Hownottherightone?...OLord!Andthere’sanotherhasbeenbeatentoo—theysayhe’snearlydonefor....Oh,thepeople...Aren’ttheyafraidofsinning?...”saidthesamemobnow,lookingwithpaineddistressatthedeadbodywithitslong,thin,half-severedneckanditslividfacestainedwithbloodanddust.

           Apainstakingpoliceofficer,consideringthepresenceofacorpseinhisexcellency’scourtyardunseemly,toldthedragoonstotakeitaway.Twodragoonstookitbyitsdistortedlegsanddraggeditalongtheground.Thegory,dust-stained,half-shavenheadwithitslongnecktrailedtwistingalongtheground.Thecrowdshrankbackfromit.

           AtthemomentwhenVereshcháginfellandthecrowdclosedinwithsavageyellsandswayedabouthim,Rostopchínsuddenlyturnedpaleand,insteadofgoingtothebackentrancewherehiscarriageawaitedhim,wentwithhurriedstepsandbenthead,notknowingwhereandwhy,alongthepassageleadingtotheroomsonthegroundfloor.Thecount’sfacewaswhiteandhecouldnotcontrolthefeverishtwitchingofhislowerjaw.

           “Thisway,yourexcellency...Whereareyougoing?...Thisway,please...”saidatrembling,frightenedvoicebehindhim.

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