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Chapter 3

           WhenyouwrotetometwomonthsagothatyouhadheardthatDouniahadagreatdealtoputupwithintheSvidrigaïlovs’house,whenyouwrotethatandaskedmetotellyouallaboutitwhatcouldIwriteinanswertoyou?IfIhadwrittenthewholetruthtoyou,Idaresayyouwouldhavethrownupeverythingandhavecometous,evenifyouhadtowalkalltheway,forIknowyourcharacterandyourfeelings,andyouwouldnotletyoursisterbeinsulted.Iwasindespairmyself,butwhatcouldIdo?And,besides,Ididnotknowthewholetruthmyselfthen.WhatmadeitallsodifficultwasthatDouniareceivedahundredroublesinadvancewhenshetooktheplaceasgovernessintheirfamily,onconditionofpartofhersalarybeingdeductedeverymonth,andsoitwasimpossibletothrowupthesituationwithoutrepayingthedebt.Thissum(nowIcanexplainitalltoyou,mypreciousRodya)shetookchieflyinordertosendyousixtyroubles,whichyouneededsoterriblythenandwhichyoureceivedfromuslastyear.Wedeceivedyouthen,writingthatthismoneycamefromDounia’ssavings,butthatwasnotso,andnowItellyouallaboutit,because,thankGod,thingshavesuddenlychangedforthebetter,andthatyoumayknowhowDounialovesyouandwhataheartshehas.AtfirstindeedMr.Svidrigaïlovtreatedherveryrudelyandusedtomakedisrespectfulandjeeringremarksattable....ButIdon’twanttogointoallthosepainfuldetails,soasnottoworryyoufornothingwhenitisnowallover.

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