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Chapter 1

           Varentshadbeenmarriedsevenyears,sheabandonedhertwochildren,shetoldherhusbandstraightoutinaletter:‘IhaverealisedthatIcannotbehappywithyou.Icanneverforgiveyouthatyouhavedeceivedmebyconcealingfrommethatthereisanotherorganisationofsocietybymeansofthecommunities.Ihaveonlylatelylearneditfromagreat-heartedmantowhomIhavegivenmyselfandwithwhomIamestablishingacommunity.IspeakplainlybecauseIconsideritdishonesttodeceiveyou.Doasyouthinkbest.Donothopetogetmeback,youaretoolate.Ihopeyouwillbehappy.’That’showletterslikethatoughttobewritten!”

           “IsthatTerebyevatheoneyousaidhadmadeathirdfreemarriage?”

           “No,it’sonlythesecond,really!Butwhatifitwerethefourth,whatifitwerethefifteenth,that’sallnonsense!AndifeverIregrettedthedeathofmyfatherandmother,itisnow,andIsometimesthinkifmyparentswerelivingwhataprotestIwouldhaveaimedatthem!Iwouldhavedonesomethingonpurpose...Iwouldhaveshownthem!Iwouldhaveastonishedthem!Iamreallysorrythereisnoone!”

           “Tosurprise!He-he!Well,bethatasyouwill,”PyotrPetrovitchinterrupted,“buttellmethis;doyouknowthedeadman’sdaughter,thedelicate-lookinglittlething?It’struewhattheysayabouther,isn’tit?”

           “Whatofit?Ithink,thatis,itismyownpersonalconvictionthatthisisthenormalconditionofwomen.Whynot?Imean,distinguons.

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