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Chapter 2

           KaterinaIvanovnaflushedcrimsonandatoncesaidaloudacrossthetablethatthemanwhosentitwas“adrunkenass!”

           AmaliaIvanovnawasforeseeingsomethingamiss,andatthesametimedeeplywoundedbyKaterinaIvanovna’shaughtiness,andtorestorethegood-humourofthecompanyandraiseherselfintheiresteemshebegan,aproposofnothing,tellingastoryaboutanacquaintanceofhers“Karlfromthechemist’s,”whowasdrivingonenightinacab,andthat“thecabmanwantedhimtokill,andKarlverymuchbeggedhimnottokill,andweptandclaspedhands,andfrightenedandfromfearpiercedhisheart.”ThoughKaterinaIvanovnasmiled,sheobservedatoncethatAmaliaIvanovnaoughtnottotellanecdotesinRussian;thelatterwasstillmoreoffended,andsheretortedthather“VaterausBerlinwasaveryimportantman,andalwayswentwithhishandsinpockets.”KaterinaIvanovnacouldnotrestrainherselfandlaughedsomuchthatAmaliaIvanovnalostpatienceandcouldscarcelycontrolherself.

           “Listentotheowl!”KaterinaIvanovnawhisperedatonce,hergood-humouralmostrestored,“shemeanttosayhekepthishandsinhispockets,butshesaidheputhishandsinpeople’spockets.(Cough-cough.)Andhaveyounoticed,RodionRomanovitch,thatallthesePetersburgforeigners,theGermansespecially,areallstupiderthanwe!Canyoufancyanyoneofustellinghow‘Karlfromthechemist’s’‘piercedhisheartfromfear’andthattheidiot,insteadofpunishingthecabman,‘claspedhishandsandwept,andmuchbegged.

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