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Chapter 10

           

           “No,youfool—youdon’tknowwhomyouaredealingwith—anditappearsIamafool,too!”saidParfen,tremblingbeneaththeflashingglanceofNastasia.“Oh,curseitall!WhatafoolIwastolistentoyou!”headded,withprofoundmelancholy.

           NastasiaPhilipovna,observinghiswoe-begoneexpression,suddenlyburstoutlaughing.

           “Eighteenthousandroubles,forme?Why,youdeclareyourselfafoolatonce,”shesaid,withimpudentfamiliarity,assherosefromthesofaandpreparedtogo.Ganiawatchedthewholescenewithasinkingoftheheart.

           “Fortythousand,then—fortythousandroublesinsteadofeighteen!Ptitsinandanotherhavepromisedtofindmefortythousandroublesbyseveno’clocktonight.Fortythousandroubles—paiddownonthenail!”

           Thescenewasgrowingmoreandmoredisgraceful;butNastasiaPhilipovnacontinuedtolaughanddidnotgoaway.NinaAlexandrovnaandVariahadbothrisenfromtheirplacesandwerewaiting,insilenthorror,toseewhatwouldhappen.Varia’seyeswereallablazewithanger;butthescenehadadifferenteffectonNinaAlexandrovna.Shepaledandtrembled,andlookedmoreandmorelikefaintingeverymoment.

           “Verywellthen,ahundredthousand!ahundredthousand!paidthisveryday.Ptitsin!finditforme.Agoodshareshallsticktoyourfingers—come!”

           “Youaremad!”saidPtitsin,comingupquicklyandseizinghimbythehand.“You’redrunk—thepolicewillbesentforifyoudon’tlookout.

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