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Chapter 10

           Andwhatwasitfor?Whodoesn’thaveintriguesnowadays?Why,ifhewassojealous,asIseethingsheshouldhaveshownitsooner,butheletsitgoonformonths.Andthentocallhimout,reckoningonFédyanotfightingbecauseheowedhimmoney!Whatbaseness!Whatmeanness!IknowyouunderstandFédya,mydearcount;that,believeme,iswhyIamsofondofyou.Fewpeopledounderstandhim.Heissuchalofty,heavenlysoul!”

           DólokhovhimselfduringhisconvalescencespoketoRostóvinawaynoonewouldhaveexpectedofhim.

           “Iknowpeopleconsidermeabadman!”hesaid.“Letthem!Idon’tcareastrawaboutanyonebutthoseIlove;butthoseIlove,IlovesothatIwouldgivemylifeforthem,andtheothersI’dthrottleiftheystoodinmyway.Ihaveanadored,apricelessmother,andtwoorthreefriends—youamongthem—andasfortherestIonlycareabouttheminsofarastheyareharmfuloruseful.Andmostofthemareharmful,especiallythewomen.Yes,dearboy,”hecontinued,“Ihavemetloving,noble,high-mindedmen,butIhavenotyetmetanywomen—countessesorcooks—whowerenotvenal.IhavenotyetmetthatdivinepurityanddevotionIlookforinwomen.IfIfoundsuchaoneI’dgivemylifeforher!Butthose!...”andhemadeagestureofcontempt.“Andbelieveme,ifIstillvaluemylifeitisonlybecauseIstillhopetomeetsuchadivinecreature,whowillregenerate,purify,andelevateme.Butyoudon’tunderstandit.”

           “Oh,yes,Iquiteunderstand,”answeredRostóv,whowasunderhisnewfriend’sinfluence.

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