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Chapter 7

           Foraminutehegazedatthedelicateexpressivefaceofhisbetrothed,kissedtheportraitandgaveittoDounia.

           “Iusedtotalkagreatdealaboutittoher,onlytoher,”hesaidthoughtfully.“ToherheartIconfidedmuchofwhathassincebeensohideouslyrealised.Don’tbeuneasy,”hereturnedtoDounia,“shewasasmuchopposedtoitasyou,andIamgladthatsheisgone.Thegreatpointisthateverythingnowisgoingtobedifferent,isgoingtobebrokenintwo,”hecried,suddenlyreturningtohisdejection.“Everything,everything,andamIpreparedforit?DoIwantitmyself?Theysayitisnecessaryformetosuffer!What’stheobjectofthesesenselesssufferings?shallIknowanybetterwhattheyarefor,whenIamcrushedbyhardshipsandidiocy,andweakasanoldmanaftertwentyyears’penalservitude?AndwhatshallIhavetoliveforthen?WhyamIconsentingtothatlifenow?Oh,IknewIwascontemptiblewhenIstoodlookingattheNevaatdaybreakto-day!”

           Atlasttheybothwentout.ItwashardforDounia,butshelovedhim.Shewalkedaway,butaftergoingfiftypacessheturnedroundtolookathimagain.Hewasstillinsight.Atthecornerhetooturnedandforthelasttimetheireyesmet;butnoticingthatshewaslookingathim,hemotionedherawaywithimpatienceandevenvexation,andturnedthecornerabruptly.

           “Iamwicked,Iseethat,”hethoughttohimself,feelingashamedamomentlaterofhisangrygesturetoDounia

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