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Chapter 6

           

           “‘Doyouknowwhathassuddenlycomeintomyhead?’saidI,suddenly—leaningfurtherandfurtherovertherail.

           “‘Surelynottothrowyourselfintotheriver?’criedBachmatoffinalarm.Perhapshereadmythoughtinmyface.

           “‘No,notyet.Atpresentnothingbutthefollowingconsideration.YouseeIhavesometwoorthreemonthsleftmetolive—perhapsfour;well,supposingthatwhenIhavebutamonthortwomore,Itakeafancyforsome“gooddeed”thatneedsbothtroubleandtime,likethisbusinessofourdoctorfriend,forinstance:why,Ishallhavetogiveuptheideaofitandtaketosomethingelse—somelittlegooddeed,morewithinmymeans,eh?Isn’tthatanamusingidea!’

           “PoorBachmatoffwasmuchimpressed—painfullyso.Hetookmeallthewayhome;notattemptingtoconsoleme,butbehavingwiththegreatestdelicacy.Ontakingleavehepressedmyhandwarmlyandaskedpermissiontocomeandseeme.Irepliedthatifhecametomeasa‘comforter,’sotospeak(forhewouldbeinthatcapacitywhetherhespoketomeinasoothingmanneroronlykeptsilence,asIpointedouttohim),hewouldbutremindmeeachtimeofmyapproachingdeath!Heshruggedhisshoulders,butquiteagreedwithme;andwepartedbetterfriendsthanIhadexpected.

           “Butthateveningandthatnightweresownthefirstseedsofmy‘lastconviction.

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