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Chapter 6

           Ofcourseitwasstrangethathewaswetthrough,butEnglishmen,forinstance,areevenmoreeccentric,andallthesepeopleofhighsocietydidn’tthinkofwhatwassaidofthemanddidn’tstandonceremony.Possibly,indeed,hecamelikethatonpurposetoshowthathewasnotafraidofanyone.Aboveall,notawordshouldbesaidaboutit,forGodknowswhatmightcomeofit,andthemoneymustbelockedup,anditwasmostfortunatethatFedosya,thecook,hadnotleftthekitchen.Andaboveallnotawordmustbesaidtothatoldcat,MadameResslich,andsoonandsoon.Theysatupwhisperingtilltwoo’clock,butthegirlwenttobedmuchearlier,amazedandrathersorrowful.

           Svidrigaïlovmeanwhile,exactlyatmidnight,crossedthebridgeonthewaybacktothemainland.Therainhadceasedandtherewasaroaringwind.Hebeganshivering,andforonemomenthegazedattheblackwatersoftheLittleNevawithalookofspecialinterest,eveninquiry.Buthesoonfeltitverycold,standingbythewater;heturnedandwenttowardsY.Prospect.Hewalkedalongthatendlessstreetforalongtime,almosthalfanhour,morethanoncestumblinginthedarkonthewoodenpavement,butcontinuallylookingforsomethingontherightsideofthestreet.Hehadnoticedpassingthroughthisstreetlatelythattherewasahotelsomewheretowardstheend,builtofwood,butfairlylarge,anditsnameherememberedwassomethinglikeAdrianople.

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