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Chapter 6

           Hehadalsoapocketpruning-knife,buthecouldnotrelyontheknifeandstilllessonhisownstrength,andsoresolvedfinallyontheaxe.Wemaynoteinpassing,onepeculiarityinregardtoallthefinalresolutionstakenbyhiminthematter;theyhadonestrangecharacteristic:themorefinaltheywere,themorehideousandthemoreabsurdtheyatoncebecameinhiseyes.Inspiteofallhisagonisinginwardstruggle,heneverforasingleinstantallthattimecouldbelieveinthecarryingoutofhisplans.

           And,indeed,ifithadeverhappenedthateverythingtotheleastpointcouldhavebeenconsideredandfinallysettled,andnouncertaintyofanykindhadremained,hewould,itseems,haverenounceditallassomethingabsurd,monstrousandimpossible.Butawholemassofunsettledpointsanduncertaintiesremained.Asforgettingtheaxe,thattriflingbusinesscosthimnoanxiety,fornothingcouldbeeasier.Nastasyawascontinuallyoutofthehouse,especiallyintheevenings;shewouldrunintotheneighboursortoashop,andalwaysleftthedoorajar.Itwastheonethingthelandladywasalwaysscoldingherabout.Andso,whenthetimecame,hewouldonlyhavetogoquietlyintothekitchenandtotaketheaxe,andanhourlater(wheneverythingwasover)goinandputitbackagain.Buttheseweredoubtfulpoints.Supposinghereturnedanhourlatertoputitback,andNastasyahadcomebackandwasonthespot.Hewouldofcoursehavetogobyandwaittillshewentoutagain.

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