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Chapter 3

           “IwouldnotmarryhimifIwerenotconvincedthatheesteemsmeandthinkshighlyofme.IwouldnotmarryhimifIwerenotfirmlyconvincedthatIcanrespecthim.Fortunately,Icanhaveconvincingproofofitthisveryday...andsuchamarriageisnotavileness,asyousay!Andevenifyouwereright,ifIreallyhaddeterminedonavileaction,isitnotmercilessonyourparttospeaktomelikethat?Whydoyoudemandofmeaheroismthatperhapsyouhavenoteither?Itisdespotism;itistyranny.IfIruinanyone,itisonlymyself....Iamnotcommittingamurder.Whydoyoulookatmelikethat?Whyareyousopale?Rodya,darling,what’sthematter?”

           “Goodheavens!Youhavemadehimfaint,”criedPulcheriaAlexandrovna.

           “No,no,nonsense!It’snothing.Alittlegiddinessnotfainting.Youhavefaintingonthebrain.H’m,yes,whatwasIsaying?Oh,yes.Inwhatwaywillyougetconvincingproofto-daythatyoucanrespecthim,andthathe...esteemsyou,asyousaid.Ithinkyousaidto-day?”

           “Mother,showRodyaPyotrPetrovitch’sletter,”saidDounia.

           Withtremblinghands,PulcheriaAlexandrovnagavehimtheletter.Hetookitwithgreatinterest,but,beforeopeningit,hesuddenlylookedwithasortofwonderatDounia.

           “Itisstrange,”hesaid,slowly,asthoughstruckbyanewidea.“WhatamImakingsuchafussfor?Whatisitallabout?Marrywhomyoulike!”

           Hesaidthisasthoughtohimself,butsaiditaloud,andlookedforsometimeathissister,asthoughpuzzled.

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