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Chapter 25

           

           “Thricehavetheyslainme,thricehaveIrisenfromthedead.Theystonedme,crucifiedme...Ishallrise...shallrise...shallrise.Theyhavetornmybody.ThekingdomofGodwillbeoverthrown...ThricewillIoverthrowitandthricere-establishit!”hecried,raisinghisvoicehigherandhigher.

           CountRostopchínsuddenlygrewpaleashehaddonewhenthecrowdclosedinonVereshchágin.Heturnedaway.“Gofas...faster!”hecriedinatremblingvoicetohiscoachman.Thecalècheflewoverthegroundasfastasthehorsescoulddrawit,butforalongtimeCountRostopchínstillheardtheinsanedespairingscreamsgrowingfainterinthedistance,whilehiseyessawnothingbuttheastonished,frightened,bloodstainedfaceof“thetraitor”inthefur-linedcoat.

           Recentasthatmentalpicturewas,Rostopchínalreadyfeltthatithadcutdeepintohisheartanddrawnblood.Evennowhefeltclearlythatthegorytraceofthatrecollectionwouldnotpasswithtime,butthattheterriblememorywould,onthecontrary,dwellinhisheartevermorecruellyandpainfullytotheendofhislife.Heseemedstilltohearthesoundofhisownwords:“Cuthimdown!Icommandit....”

           “WhydidIutterthosewords?ItwasbysomeaccidentIsaidthem....Ineednothavesaidthem,”hethought.“Andthennothingwouldhavehappened.”Hesawthefrightenedandtheninfuriatedfaceofthedragoonwhodealttheblow,thelookofsilent,timidreproachthatboyinthefur-linedcoathadturneduponhim.“ButIdidnotdoitformyownsake.Iwasboundtoactthatway....Themob,thetraitor..

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