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Chapter 2

           

           “Preciselyso,AvdotyaRomanovna,”PyotrPetrovitchansweredimpressively,sittingdownagain,butstillholdinghishat.“Icertainlydesiredanexplanationwithyouandyourhonouredmotheruponaveryimportantpointindeed.ButasyourbrothercannotspeakopenlyinmypresenceofsomeproposalsofMr.Svidrigaïlov,I,too,donotdesireandamnotabletospeakopenly...inthepresenceofothers...ofcertainmattersofthegreatestgravity.Moreover,mymostweightyandurgentrequesthasbeendisregarded....”

           Assuminganaggrievedair,Luzhinrelapsedintodignifiedsilence.

           “Yourrequestthatmybrothershouldnotbepresentatourmeetingwasdisregardedsolelyatmyinsistance,”saidDounia.“Youwrotethatyouhadbeeninsultedbymybrother;Ithinkthatthismustbeexplainedatonce,andyoumustbereconciled.AndifRodyareallyhasinsultedyou,thenheshouldandwillapologise.”

           PyotrPetrovitchtookastrongerline.

           “Thereareinsults,AvdotyaRomanovna,whichnogoodwillcanmakeusforget.Thereisalineineverythingwhichitisdangeroustooverstep;andwhenithasbeenoverstepped,thereisnoreturn.”

           “Thatwasn’twhatIwasspeakingofexactly,PyotrPetrovitch,”Douniainterruptedwithsomeimpatience.“Pleaseunderstandthatourwholefuturedependsnowonwhetherallthisisexplainedandsetrightassoonaspossible.ItellyoufranklyatthestartthatIcannotlookatitinanyotherlight,andifyouhavetheleastregardforme,allthisbusinessmustbeendedto-day,howeverhardthatmaybe.

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