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Chapter 1

           

           Ptitsinwasquietandnoteasilyoffendedheonlylaughed.ButononeoccasionheexplainedseriouslytoGaniathathewasnoJew,thathedidnothingdishonest,thathecouldnothelpthemarketpriceofmoney,that,thankstohisaccuratehabits,hehadalreadyagoodfootingandwasrespected,andthathisbusinesswasflourishing.

           “Ishan’teverbeaRothschild,andthereisnoreasonwhyIshould,”headded,smiling;“butIshallhaveahouseintheLiteynaya,perhapstwo,andthatwillbeenoughforme.”“WhoknowsbutwhatImayhavethree!”heconcludedtohimself;butthisdream,cherishedinwardly,heneverconfidedtoasoul.

           Naturelovesandfavourssuchpeople.Ptitsinwillcertainlyhavehisreward,notthreehouses,butfour,preciselybecausefromchildhooduphehadrealizedthathewouldneverbeaRothschild.ThatwillbethelimitofPtitsin’sfortune,and,comewhatmay,hewillneverhavemorethanfourhouses.

           VarvaraArdalionovnawasnotlikeherbrother.Shetoo,hadpassionatedesires,buttheywerepersistentratherthanimpetuous.Herplanswereaswiseashermethodsofcarryingthemout.Nodoubtshealsobelongedtothecategoryofordinarypeoplewhodreamofbeingoriginal,butshesoondiscoveredthatshehadnotagrainoftrueoriginality,andshedidnotletittroublehertoomuch.Perhapsacertainkindofpridecametoherhelp.ShemadeherfirstconcessiontothedemandsofpracticallifewithgreatresolutionwhensheconsentedtomarryPtitsin.

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