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Chapter 4

           

           “No,Sonia,”hebrokeinhurriedly,“thatmoneywasnotit.Don’tworryyourself!ThatmoneymymothersentmeanditcamewhenIwasill,thedayIgaveittoyou....Razumihinsawit...hereceiveditforme....Thatmoneywasminemyown.”

           Sonialistenedtohiminbewildermentanddidherutmosttocomprehend.

           “Andthatmoney....Idon’tevenknowreallywhethertherewasanymoney,”headdedsoftly,asthoughreflecting.“Itookapurseoffherneck,madeofchamoisleather...apursestuffedfullofsomething...butIdidn’tlookinit;IsupposeIhadn’ttime....AndthethingschainsandtrinketsIburiedunderastonewiththepursenextmorninginayardofftheVProspect.Theyarealltherenow....”

           Soniastrainedeverynervetolisten.

           “Thenwhy...why,yousaidyoudidittorob,butyoutooknothing?”sheaskedquickly,catchingatastraw.

           “Idon’tknow....Ihaven’tyetdecidedwhethertotakethatmoneyornot,”hesaid,musingagain;and,seemingtowakeupwithastart,hegaveabriefironicalsmile.“Ach,whatsillystuffIamtalking,eh?”

           ThethoughtflashedthroughSonia’smind,wasn’themad?Butshedismisseditatonce.“No,itwassomethingelse.”Shecouldmakenothingofit,nothing.

           “Doyouknow,Sonia,”hesaidsuddenlywithconviction,“letmetellyou:ifI’dsimplykilledbecauseIwashungry,”layingstressoneverywordandlookingenigmaticallybutsincerelyather,“Ishouldbehappynow.

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