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Chapter 13

           

           “Oh,butthinkhowdelightfultohearhowone’sfriendslie!Besidesyouneedn’tbeafraid,Gania;everybodyknowswhatyourworstactioniswithouttheneedofanylyingonyourpart.Onlythink,gentlemen,”andFerdishenkoheregrewquiteenthusiastic,“onlythinkwithwhateyesweshallobserveoneanothertomorrow,afterourtaleshavebeentold!”

           “Butsurelythisisajoke,NastasiaPhilipovna?”askedTotski.“Youdon’treallymeanustoplaythisgame.”

           “Whoeverisafraidofwolveshadbetternotgointothewood,”saidNastasia,smiling.

           “But,pardonme,Mr.Ferdishenko,isitpossibletomakeagameoutofthiskindofthing?”persistedTotski,growingmoreandmoreuneasy.“Iassureyouitcan’tbeasuccess.”

           “Andwhynot?Why,thelasttimeIsimplytoldstraightoffabouthowIstolethreeroubles.”

           “Perhapsso;butitishardlypossiblethatyoutolditsothatitseemedliketruth,orsothatyouwerebelieved.And,asGavrilaArdalionovitchhassaid,theleastsuggestionofafalsehoodtakesallpointoutofthegame.Itseemstomethatsincerity,ontheotherhand,isonlypossibleifcombinedwithakindofbadtastethatwouldbeutterlyoutofplacehere.”

           “Howsubtleyouare,AfanasyIvanovitch!Youastonishme,”criedFerdishenko.

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