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Chapter 6

           Hecontinuedtheseactsofmercyuptohisverydeath;andbythattimeallthecriminals,alloverRussiaandSiberia,knewhim!

           “‘AmanIknewwhohadbeentoSiberiaandreturned,toldmethathehimselfhadbeenawitnessofhowtheverymosthardenedcriminalsrememberedtheoldgeneral,though,inpointoffact,hecouldnever,ofcourse,havedistributedmorethanafewpencetoeachmemberofaparty.Theirrecollectionofhimwasnotsentimentalorparticularlydevoted.Somewretch,forinstance,whohadbeenamurderercuttingthethroatofadozenfellow-creatures,forinstance;orstabbingsixlittlechildrenforhisownamusement(therehavebeensuchmen!)wouldperhaps,withoutrhymeorreason,suddenlygiveasighandsay,“Iwonderwhetherthatoldgeneralisalivestill!”Althoughperhapshehadnotthoughtofmentioninghimforadozenyearsbefore!Howcanonesaywhatseedofgoodmayhavebeendroppedintohissoul,nevertodie?’

           “Icontinuedinthatstrainforalongwhile,pointingouttoBachmatoffhowimpossibleitistofollowuptheeffectsofanyisolatedgooddeedonemaydo,inallitsinfluencesandsubtleworkingsupontheheartandafter-actionsofothers.

           “‘Andtothinkthatyouaretobecutofffromlife!’remarkedBachmatoff,inatoneofreproach,asthoughhewouldliketofindsomeonetopitchintoonmyaccount.

           “Wewereleaningoverthebalustradeofthebridge,lookingintotheNevaatthismoment.

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