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<v Speaker 1>Chapter three of The Permanent Husband by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. This

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<v Speaker 1>LibriVox recording is in the public domain. The crape man

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<v Speaker 1>stood rooted to the spot, dumb with astonishment. Both men

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<v Speaker 1>stood opposite one another on the landing, and both stared

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<v Speaker 1>in each other's eyes, silent and motionless. So passed a

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<v Speaker 1>few moments, and suddenly, like a flash of lightning, Velchanov

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<v Speaker 1>became aware of the identity of his guest. At the

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<v Speaker 1>same moment, the latter seemed to guess that Velchanov had

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<v Speaker 1>recognized him. Beltaonanov could see it in his eyes. In

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<v Speaker 1>one instant, the visitor's whole face was ablaze with its

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<v Speaker 1>very sweetest of smiles. Surely I have the pleasure of

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<v Speaker 1>speaking to Alexey Ivanovitch, he asked, in the most dulcet

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<v Speaker 1>of voices, comically inappropriate to the circumstances of the case.

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<v Speaker 1>Surely you are Pavel Pavlovitch. Pruzotsky, asked Vlchanov in return,

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<v Speaker 1>after a pause and with an expression of much perplexity,

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<v Speaker 1>I had the pleasure of your acquaintance ten years ago

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<v Speaker 1>at tea, and if I may remind you of the

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<v Speaker 1>fact we were almost intimate friends. Quite so. Oh yes,

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<v Speaker 1>but it is now three o'clock in the morning, and

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<v Speaker 1>you have been trying my lock for the last ten minutes.

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<v Speaker 1>Three o'clock, cried the visitor, looking at his watch with

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<v Speaker 1>an air of melancholy surprise. Why so it is, dear me,

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<v Speaker 1>three o'clock. Forgive me, Alexey Ivanovitch. I ought to have

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<v Speaker 1>found it out before thinking of paying you a visit.

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<v Speaker 1>I will do myself the honor of calling to explain

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<v Speaker 1>another day. And now I oh, no, no, no, if

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<v Speaker 1>you are to explain at all, let's have it at once.

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<v Speaker 1>This moment interrupted Belchonanov warmly, kindly step in here into

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<v Speaker 1>the room. You must have meant to come in. You

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<v Speaker 1>know you didn't come here at night like this simply

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<v Speaker 1>for the pleasure of trying my lock. He felt excited

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<v Speaker 1>and at the same time was conscious of a sort

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<v Speaker 1>of timidity. He could not collect his thoughts. He was

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<v Speaker 1>ashamed of himself for it. There was no danger, no

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<v Speaker 1>mystery about the business, nothing but the silly figure of

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<v Speaker 1>Pavel Pavlovitch. And yet he could not feel satisfied that

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<v Speaker 1>there was nothing particular in it. He felt afraid of

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<v Speaker 1>something to come. He knew not what or when. However,

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<v Speaker 1>he made the man enter, seated him in a chair,

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<v Speaker 1>and himself sat down on the side of his bed

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<v Speaker 1>a yard or so off, and rested his elbows on

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<v Speaker 1>his knees while he quietly waited for the other to begin.

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<v Speaker 1>He felt irritated. He stared at his visitor and let

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<v Speaker 1>his thoughts run. Strangely enough, the other never opened his mouth.

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<v Speaker 1>He seemed to be entirely oblivious of the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>it was his duty to speak. Nay, he was evil,

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<v Speaker 1>looking inquiringly at Velchoninov, as though quite expecting that the

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<v Speaker 1>latter would speak to him. Perhaps he felt a little

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<v Speaker 1>uncomfortable at first, somewhat as a mouse must feel when

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<v Speaker 1>he finds himself unexpectedly in the trap. Velchonanov very soon

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<v Speaker 1>lost his patience well. He cried, You are not a

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<v Speaker 1>fantasy or a dream or anything of that kind, are you?

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<v Speaker 1>You aren't a corpse? Are you? Come, my friend? This

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<v Speaker 1>is not a game or play. I want your explanation please.

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<v Speaker 1>The visitor fidgeted about a little, smiled, and began to

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<v Speaker 1>speak cautiously. So far as I can see, he said,

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<v Speaker 1>the time of night of my visit is what surprises you,

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<v Speaker 1>and that I should have come as I did. In fact,

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<v Speaker 1>when I remember the past and our intimacy and all that,

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<v Speaker 1>I am astonished myself. But the fact is I did

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<v Speaker 1>not mean to come in at all, and if I

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<v Speaker 1>did so, it was purely an accident, an axe. Why

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<v Speaker 1>I saw you creeping across the road on tiptoes, you

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<v Speaker 1>saw me indeed come. Then you know as much or

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<v Speaker 1>more about the matter than I do. But I see

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<v Speaker 1>I am annoying you. This is how it was. I've

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<v Speaker 1>been in town three weeks or so on business. I

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<v Speaker 1>am Pavel Pavlovitch Trusotsky. You recognize me yourself. My business

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<v Speaker 1>in town is to effect an exchange of departments. I

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<v Speaker 1>am trying for a situation in another place, one with

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<v Speaker 1>a large increase of salary. But all this is beside

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<v Speaker 1>the point. The fact of the matter is I believe

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<v Speaker 1>I have been delaying my business on purpose. I believe

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<v Speaker 1>if everything were settled at this moment, I should still

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<v Speaker 1>be dawdling in this Saint Petersburg of yours. In my

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<v Speaker 1>present condition of mind, I go wandering about as though

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<v Speaker 1>I had lost all interest in things. And we're rather

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<v Speaker 1>glad of the fact in my present condition of mind.

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<v Speaker 1>What condition of mind, asked Velchaninov, frowning. The visitor raised

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<v Speaker 1>his eyes to Velchaonnov's, lifted his hat from the ground

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<v Speaker 1>beside him, and with great dignity pointed out the black

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<v Speaker 1>crape band there, sir, in that condition of mind, he observed,

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<v Speaker 1>Velchaninov stared stupidly at the crape and thence at the

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<v Speaker 1>man's face. Suddenly his face flushed up in a hot

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<v Speaker 1>blush for a moment, and he was violently agitated. Not

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<v Speaker 1>Natalia Vassilyevna, surely, yes, Natalia Vasslyevna, last March consumption, sir.

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<v Speaker 1>And almost suddenly all over in two or three months.

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<v Speaker 1>And here am I left? As you see me, so,

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<v Speaker 1>saying Pavel Pavlovitch, with much show of feeling, bent his

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<v Speaker 1>bald head down and kept it bent for some ten

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<v Speaker 1>seconds while he held out his two hands, in one

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<v Speaker 1>of which was the hat with the band, in explanatory emotion.

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<v Speaker 1>This gesture and the man's whole air seemed to brighten

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<v Speaker 1>Bolchoonnanov up. He smiled sarcastically for one instant, not more

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<v Speaker 1>at present, for the news of this lady's death. He

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<v Speaker 1>had known her so long ago and had forgotten her

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<v Speaker 1>many a year since, had made a quite unexpected impression

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<v Speaker 1>upon his mind. Is it possible, he muttered, using the

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<v Speaker 1>first words that came to his lips, and pray, why

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<v Speaker 1>did you not come here and tell me at once

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<v Speaker 1>thanks for your kind interest? I see and value it,

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<v Speaker 1>in spite of in spite of what, in spite of

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<v Speaker 1>so many years of separation, you at once sympathized with

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<v Speaker 1>my sorrow and in fact with myself, and so fully

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<v Speaker 1>too that I feel naturally grateful. That's all I had

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<v Speaker 1>to tell you, sir. Don't suppose I doubt my friends.

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<v Speaker 1>You know why, even here in this place, I could

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<v Speaker 1>put my finger on several very sincere friends, indeed, for

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<v Speaker 1>instance Stepan Mikaylovitch Bagantov. But remember, my dear Alexey Ivanovitch,

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<v Speaker 1>nine years have passed since we were acquaintances or friends,

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<v Speaker 1>if you'll allow me to say so. And meanwhile, you

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<v Speaker 1>have never been to see us, never written the guests.

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<v Speaker 1>Sang all this out as though he were reading it

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<v Speaker 1>from music, and kept his eyes fixed on the ground

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<v Speaker 1>the while, although of course he saw what was going

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<v Speaker 1>on above his eyelashes exceedingly well. All the same, Belchavanov

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<v Speaker 1>had found his head by this time with a strange

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<v Speaker 1>sort of fascinated attention, which strengthened itself every moment. He

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<v Speaker 1>continued to gaze at and listen to Pavel Pavlovitch, and

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<v Speaker 1>of a sudden, when the latter stopped speaking, a flood

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<v Speaker 1>of curious ideas swept unexpectedly through his brain. But look here,

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<v Speaker 1>he cried, how is it that I never recognized you

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<v Speaker 1>all this while we've met five times, at least in

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<v Speaker 1>the streets. Quite so, I am perfectly aware of the circumstance.

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<v Speaker 1>You chanced to meet me two or three times. And no, no,

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<v Speaker 1>you met me? You know not I you Belchavanov suddenly

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<v Speaker 1>burst into a roar of laughter and rose from his seat.

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<v Speaker 1>Pavel Pavlovitch paused a moment, looked keenly at Velchaonyanov, and

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<v Speaker 1>then continued, as to your not recognizing me in the

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<v Speaker 1>first place, you might easily have forgotten me by now,

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<v Speaker 1>And besides, I have had smallpox since last we met,

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<v Speaker 1>and I dare say my face is a good deal

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<v Speaker 1>marked smallpox. Why how did you manage that? He has

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<v Speaker 1>had it? Though by jove, cried Vlchaonanov. What a funny

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<v Speaker 1>fellow you are. However, go on, don't stop. Velchaonyanov's spirits

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<v Speaker 1>were rising higher and higher. He was beginning to feel

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<v Speaker 1>wonderfully light hearted. That feeling of agitation, which had lately

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<v Speaker 1>so disturbed him, had given place to quite a different sentiment.

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<v Speaker 1>He now began to stride up and down the room

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<v Speaker 1>very quickly. I was going to say, resumed Pavel Pavlovitch,

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<v Speaker 1>that though I have met you several times, and though

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<v Speaker 1>I quite intended to come and look you up when

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<v Speaker 1>I was arranging my visit to Petersburg, still I was

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<v Speaker 1>in that condition of mind, you know, and my wits

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<v Speaker 1>have so suffered since last March, that wits since last March. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>go on, wait a minute, do you smoke? Oh you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Natalia Vassilyevna, never quite so, but since March. Eh, well

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<v Speaker 1>I might a cigarette or so. Here you are, then

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<v Speaker 1>light up and go on, go on, you interest me wonderfully.

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<v Speaker 1>Golchoonianov lit a cigar and sat down on his bed again.

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<v Speaker 1>Pavel Pavlovitch paused a moment, but what a state of

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<v Speaker 1>agitation you seem to be in yourself, said he Are

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<v Speaker 1>you quite well? Oh, curse my health, cried Belchaninov. You

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<v Speaker 1>go on. The visitor observed his host's agitation with satisfaction.

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<v Speaker 1>He went on with his share of the talking with

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<v Speaker 1>more confidence. What am I to go on about? He asked?

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<v Speaker 1>Imagine me, Alexey Ivanovitch, a broken man, not simply broken,

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<v Speaker 1>but gone at the route, as it were, a man

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<v Speaker 1>forced to change his whole manner of living after twenty

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<v Speaker 1>years of married life, wandering about the dusty roads without

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<v Speaker 1>an object, mind lost, almost oblivious of his own self,

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<v Speaker 1>and yet, as it were, taking some sort of intoxicated

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<v Speaker 1>delight in his loneliness. Isn't it natural that if I should,

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<v Speaker 1>at such a moment of self forgetfulness, come across a friend,

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<v Speaker 1>even a dear friend, I might prefer to avoid him

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<v Speaker 1>for that moment. And isn't it equally natural that at

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<v Speaker 1>another moment I should long to see and speak with

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<v Speaker 1>some one who has been an eye wishness of, or

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<v Speaker 1>a partaker, so to speak, in my never to be

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<v Speaker 1>recalled past, And to rush not only in the day

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<v Speaker 1>but at night, if it so happens, to rush to

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<v Speaker 1>the embrace of such a man, yes, even if one

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<v Speaker 1>has to wake him up at three in the morning

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<v Speaker 1>to do it. I was wrong in my time, not

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<v Speaker 1>in my estimate of my friend, though for at this

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<v Speaker 1>moment I feel the full rapture of success. My rash

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<v Speaker 1>action has been successful. I have found sympathy. As for

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<v Speaker 1>the time of night, I confess I thought it was

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<v Speaker 1>not twelve yet. You see one's SUPs of grief and

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<v Speaker 1>it intoxicates one at least, not grief exactly. It's more

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<v Speaker 1>the condition of mind, the new state of things that

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<v Speaker 1>affects me. Dear me, how oddly you express yourself, said belchaninoff,

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<v Speaker 1>rising from his seat once more and becoming quite serious again.

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<v Speaker 1>Oddly do I perhaps, look here are you? Are you

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<v Speaker 1>joking joking? Cried Pavel Pavlovitch, in shocked surprise. Joking at

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<v Speaker 1>the very moment when I am telling you of Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>be quiet about that for goodness sake. Velchonanov started off

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<v Speaker 1>on his journey up and down the room again. So

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<v Speaker 1>matters stood for five minutes or so. The visitor seemed

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<v Speaker 1>inclined to rise from his chair, but Velchaonanov bade him

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<v Speaker 1>sit still, and Pavel Pavlovitch obediently flopped into his seat again.

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<v Speaker 1>How changed you are, said the host at last, stopping

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<v Speaker 1>in front of the other chair, as though suddenly struck

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<v Speaker 1>with the idea. Fearfully changed, wonderful, you're quite another man.

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<v Speaker 1>That's hardly surprising. Nine years, sir, No, no, no, years

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<v Speaker 1>have nothing to do with it. It's not an appearance

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<v Speaker 1>you are so changed. It's something else. Well, sir, the

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<v Speaker 1>nine years might account for anything. Perhaps it's only since March.

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<v Speaker 1>Eh ha, you are playful, sir, said Pabo Pavlovitch, laughing slyly.

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<v Speaker 1>But if I may ask it, wherein am I so changed? Oh?

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<v Speaker 1>Why you used to be such a staid, sober correct

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<v Speaker 1>pavl Pavlovitch, such a wise Pavel Pavlovitch, And now you're

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<v Speaker 1>a good for nothing sort of Pavel Pavlovitch. Velchayanov was

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<v Speaker 1>in that state of irritation when the steadiest, gravest people

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<v Speaker 1>will sometimes say rather more than they mean. Good for nothing?

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<v Speaker 1>Am I and wise? No longer I suppose, eh, chuckled

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<v Speaker 1>Pabo Pavlovitch with disagreeable satisfaction. Wise, indeed, my dear sir,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm afraid you are not sober, replied Vulchaonyanov and added

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<v Speaker 1>to himself, I am pretty fairly insolent myself, but I

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<v Speaker 1>can't compare with this little cad. And what on earth

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<v Speaker 1>is the fellow driving at? Oh, my dear good, my

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<v Speaker 1>best of Alexey Ivanovitch's, said the visitor, suddenly most excitedly

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<v Speaker 1>and twisting about on his chair. And why should I

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<v Speaker 1>be sober? We are not moving in the brilliant walks

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<v Speaker 1>of society, you and I just now we are but

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<v Speaker 1>two dear old friends come together in the full sincerity

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<v Speaker 1>of perfect love, to recall and talk over that sweet

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<v Speaker 1>mutual tie of which the dear departed formed so treasured

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<v Speaker 1>a link in our friendship, so saying, the sensitive gentleman

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<v Speaker 1>became so carried away by his feelings that he bent

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<v Speaker 1>his head down once more to hide his emotion, and

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<v Speaker 1>buried his face in his hat. Dulchahlanov looked on with

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<v Speaker 1>an uncomfortable feeling of disgust. I can't help thinking the

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<v Speaker 1>man is simply silly, he thought. And yet no, no,

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<v Speaker 1>his face is so red. He must be drunk. But

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<v Speaker 1>drunk or not drunk? What does the little wretch want

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<v Speaker 1>with me? That's the puzzle. Do you remember or don't

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<v Speaker 1>you remember our delightful little evenings dancing sometimes or sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>literary at Simeon Semyonovitch's continued the visitor, gradually removing his

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<v Speaker 1>hat from before his face and apparently growing more and

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<v Speaker 1>more enthusiastic over the memories of the past and our

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<v Speaker 1>little readings, you and she and myself and our first

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<v Speaker 1>meeting when you came in to ask for information about

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<v Speaker 1>something connected with your business in the town and commenced

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<v Speaker 1>shouting angrily at me. Don't you remember when suddenly in

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<v Speaker 1>came Natalia Vassilyevna, and within ten minutes you were our

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<v Speaker 1>dear friend, and so remained for exactly a year, Just

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<v Speaker 1>like Torknev's story, the Provincialka Valchonyanov had continued his walk

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<v Speaker 1>up and down the room during this tirade, with his

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<v Speaker 1>eyes on the ground, listening impatiently and with disgust, but

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<v Speaker 1>listening hard all the same. It never struck me to

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<v Speaker 1>think of the Provincialka in connection with the matter, He interrupted,

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<v Speaker 1>and look here, why do you talk in that sneaking,

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<v Speaker 1>whining sort of voice. You never used to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>Your whole manner is unlike yourself, quite so, quite so,

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<v Speaker 1>I used to be more silent. I know, I used

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<v Speaker 1>to love to listen while others talked. You remember how

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<v Speaker 1>well the dear departed talked, the wit and grace of

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<v Speaker 1>her conversation As to the Provincialka. I remember she and

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<v Speaker 1>I used often to compare your friendship for us to

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<v Speaker 1>certain episodes in that piece, and especially to the doings

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<v Speaker 1>of one Stupendef. It really was remarkably like that character

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<v Speaker 1>and his doings. What Stupendef do you mean? Confound it all?

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<v Speaker 1>Cried Velchaninov, stamping his foot with rage. The name seemed

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<v Speaker 1>to have evoked certain most irritating thoughts in his mind.

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<v Speaker 1>Why stupend if, don't you know the husband in Provincialka,

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<v Speaker 1>whined Pabo Pavlovitch in the very sweetest of tones. But

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<v Speaker 1>that belongs to another set of fond memories after you departed,

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, when mister Bogantov had honored us with his friendship,

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<v Speaker 1>just as you had done before him, only that his

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<v Speaker 1>lasted five whole years. Bogontov, what Bogantov do you mean

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<v Speaker 1>that same Bogontov who was serving down in your town?

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<v Speaker 1>Why he also, yes, yes, quite so. He also he

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<v Speaker 1>also cried the enthusiastic Pavol Pavlovitch, seizing upon Volchaoninov's accidental slip,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, so that there you are, there's the whole company.

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<v Speaker 1>Bogantov played the count, the dear departed was the provincialka,

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<v Speaker 1>and I was the husband, only that the part was

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<v Speaker 1>taken away from me for incapacity. I suppose, yes, fancy

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<v Speaker 1>you a stupendif you're a your first of Pavel Pavlovitch.

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<v Speaker 1>Trusotsky said Velchaonanov contemptuously and very unceremoniously. But look here,

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<v Speaker 1>but Gantov is in town. I know he is, for

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<v Speaker 1>I have seen him. Why don't you go to see

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<v Speaker 1>him as well as myself? My dear sir, I have

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<v Speaker 1>been there every day for the last three weeks. He

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<v Speaker 1>won't receive me. He's ill and can't receive. And do

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<v Speaker 1>you know I have found out that he really is

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<v Speaker 1>very ill. Fancy my feelings a five years friend, Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>my dear Alexey Ivanovitch, You don't know what my feelings

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<v Speaker 1>are in my present condition of mind. I assure you.

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<v Speaker 1>At one moment I long for the earth to open

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<v Speaker 1>and swallow me up, and the next I feel that

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<v Speaker 1>I must find one of those old friends, eye witnesses

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<v Speaker 1>of the past, as it were, if only to weep

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<v Speaker 1>on his books, only to weep, Sir, give you my word.

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<v Speaker 1>Well that's about enough for tonight, don't you think so?

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<v Speaker 1>Said Vilchanyanov cuttingly. Oh too too much, cried the other rising.

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<v Speaker 1>It must be four o'clock, and here am I agitating

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<v Speaker 1>your feelings in the most selfish way. Now look here,

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<v Speaker 1>I shall call upon you myself, and I hope that

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<v Speaker 1>you will then. But tell me, honestly, are you drunk tonight? Drunk?

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<v Speaker 1>Not the least in the world. Did you drink nothing

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<v Speaker 1>before you came here or earlier? Do you know, my

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<v Speaker 1>dear Alexey Ivanovitch, you are quite in a high fever.

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<v Speaker 1>Good night. I shall call tomorrow. And I have noticed

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<v Speaker 1>it all the evening, really quite delirious, continued Pavo Pavlovitch,

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<v Speaker 1>licking his lips, as it were, with satisfaction as he

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<v Speaker 1>pursued this theme. I am really quite ashamed that I

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<v Speaker 1>to agitate you. Well, well, I'm going now. You must

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<v Speaker 1>lie down at once and go to sleep. You haven't

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<v Speaker 1>told me where you live, shouted Volchanov after him as

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<v Speaker 1>he left the room. Oh didn't I Pokrovsky Hotel. Pavel

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<v Speaker 1>Pavlovitch was out on the stairs. Now stop, cried Volchonanov

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<v Speaker 1>once more. You are not running away, are you? How

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<v Speaker 1>do you mean running away? Asked Pavel Pavlovitch, turning round

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<v Speaker 1>at the third step and grinning back at him with

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<v Speaker 1>his eyes staring very wide open. Instead of replying, Velchavanov

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<v Speaker 1>banged the door fiercely, locked and bolted it, and went

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<v Speaker 1>fuming back into his room. Arriving there, he spat on

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<v Speaker 1>of something loathsome. He then stood motionless for at least

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<v Speaker 1>he threw himself upon his bed head and fell asleep.

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<v Speaker 1>In an instant, the forgotten candle burned itself out in

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<v Speaker 1>its socket. End of Chapter three.