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Chapter 4

           

           “PaulIvanovitch,PaulIvanovitch,”atlengthsaidMurazov,“whatcouldnoteachofusrisetobedidwebutdevotetogoodendsthesamemeasureofenergyandofpatiencewhichwebestowuponunworthyobjects!Howmuchgoodwouldnotyouyourselfhaveeffected!YetIdonotgrievesomuchforthefactthatyouhavesinnedagainstyourfellowasIgrieveforthefactthatyouhavesinnedagainstyourselfandtherichstoreofgiftsandopportunitieswhichhasbeencommittedtoyourcare.Thoughoriginallydestinedtorise,youhavewanderedfromthepathandfallen.”

           “Ah,AthanasiVassilievitch,”criedpoorChichikov,claspinghisfriend’shands,“Isweartoyouthat,ifyouwouldbutrestorememyfreedom,andrecoverformemylostproperty,Iwouldleadadifferentlifefromthistimeforth.Saveme,youwhoalonecanworkmydeliverance!Saveme!”

           “HowcanIdothat?SotodoIshouldneedtoprocurethesettingasideofalaw.Again,evenifIweretomaketheattempt,thePrinceisastrictadministrator,andwouldrefuseonanyconsiderationtoreleaseyou.”

           “Yes,butforyouallthingsarepossible.Itisnotthelawthattroublesme:withthatIcouldfindameanstodeal.ItisthefactthatfornooffenceatallIhavebeencastintoprison,andtreatedlikeadog,anddeprivedofmypapersanddispatch-boxandallmyproperty.Savemeifyoucan.”

           Againclaspingtheoldman’sknees,hebedewedthemwithhistears.

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