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Chapter 6

           Hehadnotdrunkadropofwineallthistimeandhadorderedteamoreforthesakeofappearancesthananything.

           Itwasadarkandstiflingevening.Threateningstorm-cloudscameovertheskyaboutteno’clock.Therewasaclapofthunder,andtheraincamedownlikeawaterfall.Thewaterfellnotindrops,butbeatontheearthinstreams.Therewereflashesoflightningeveryminuteandeachflashlastedwhileonecouldcountfive.

           Drenchedtotheskin,hewenthome,lockedhimselfin,openedthebureau,tookoutallhismoneyandtoreuptwoorthreepapers.Then,puttingthemoneyinhispocket,hewasabouttochangehisclothes,but,lookingoutofthewindowandlisteningtothethunderandtherain,hegaveuptheidea,tookuphishatandwentoutoftheroomwithoutlockingthedoor.HewentstraighttoSonia.Shewasathome.

           Shewasnotalone:thefourKapernaumovchildrenwerewithher.Shewasgivingthemtea.ShereceivedSvidrigaïlovinrespectfulsilence,lookingwonderinglyathissoakingclothes.Thechildrenallranawayatonceinindescribableterror.

           SvidrigaïlovsatdownatthetableandaskedSoniatositbesidehim.Shetimidlypreparedtolisten.

           “ImaybegoingtoAmerica,SofyaSemyonovna,”saidSvidrigaïlov,“andasIamprobablyseeingyouforthelasttime,Ihavecometomakesomearrangements.Well,didyouseetheladyto-day?Iknowwhatshesaidtoyou,youneednottellme.”(Soniamadeamovementandblushed.)“Thosepeoplehavetheirownwayofdoingthings.

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