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Chapter 1

           Shestaredatthegoldeye-glasswhichPyotrPetrovitchheldinhislefthandandatthemassiveandextremelyhandsomeringwithayellowstoneonhismiddlefinger.Butsuddenlyshelookedawayand,notknowingwheretoturn,endedbystaringPyotrPetrovitchagainstraightintheface.Afterapauseofstillgreaterdignityhecontinued.

           “IchancedyesterdayinpassingtoexchangeacoupleofwordswithKaterinaIvanovna,poorwoman.Thatwassufficienttoenablemetoascertainthatsheisinapositionpreternatural,ifonemaysoexpressit.”

           “Yes...preternatural...”Soniahurriedlyassented.

           “Oritwouldbesimplerandmorecomprehensibletosay,ill.”

           “Yes,simplerandmorecomprehen...yes,ill.”

           “Quiteso.Sothenfromafeelingofhumanityandsotospeakcompassion,Ishouldbegladtobeofservicetoherinanyway,foreseeingherunfortunateposition.Ibelievethewholeofthispoverty-strickenfamilydependsnowentirelyonyou?”

           “Allowmetoask,”Soniarosetoherfeet,“didyousaysomethingtoheryesterdayofthepossibilityofapension?Becauseshetoldmeyouhadundertakentogetherone.Wasthattrue?”

           “Notintheslightest,andindeedit’sanabsurdity!Imerelyhintedatherobtainingtemporaryassistanceasthewidowofanofficialwhohaddiedintheserviceifonlyshehaspatronage...butapparentlyyourlateparenthadnotservedhisfulltermandhadnotindeedbeenintheserviceatalloflate.

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