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<v Speaker 1>Chapter five of The Permanent Husband by Fyodor Dostoevsky. This

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<v Speaker 1>LibriVox recording is in the public domain. Pavel Pavlovitch was

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<v Speaker 1>not thinking of running away, and goodness knows why Volchaonyanov

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<v Speaker 1>should have asked him such a question last night. He

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<v Speaker 1>did not know himself why he had said it. He

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<v Speaker 1>was directed to the Petrovsky Hotel and found the building

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<v Speaker 1>at once. At the hotel, he was told that Pavel

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<v Speaker 1>Pavlovitch had now engaged a furnished lodging in the back

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<v Speaker 1>part of the same house, Mounting the dirty and narrow

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<v Speaker 1>stairs indicated as far as the third story, he suddenly

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<v Speaker 1>became aware of some one crying. It sounded like the

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<v Speaker 1>weeping of a child of some seven or eight years

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<v Speaker 1>of age. It was a bitter, but a more or

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<v Speaker 1>less suppressed sort of crying, and with it came the

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<v Speaker 1>sound of a grown man's voice, apparently trying to quiet

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<v Speaker 1>the child, anxious that its sobbing and crying should not

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<v Speaker 1>be heard, and yet only succeeding in making it cry

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<v Speaker 1>the louder. The man's voice did not seem in any

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<v Speaker 1>way sympathetic with the child's grief, and the latter appeared

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<v Speaker 1>to be begging for forgiveness. Making his way into a narrow,

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<v Speaker 1>dark passage with two doors on each side of it,

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<v Speaker 1>Belchayanov met a stout looking elderly woman in very careless

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<v Speaker 1>morning attire and inquired for Pavel Pavlovitch. She tapped the

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<v Speaker 1>door with her fingers in response to his inquiry the

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<v Speaker 1>same door, apparently whence issued the noises just mentioned. Her

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<v Speaker 1>fat face seemed to flush with indignation as she did so.

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<v Speaker 1>He appears to be amusing himself in there, she said,

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<v Speaker 1>and proceeded downstairs. Belchavyanov was about to knock, but thought

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<v Speaker 1>better of it and opened the door without ceremony. In

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<v Speaker 1>the very middle of a room furnished with plain but

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<v Speaker 1>abundant furniture, stood Pavel Pavlovitch in his shirt sleeves, very

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<v Speaker 1>red in the face, trying to persuade a little little

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<v Speaker 1>girl to do something or other, and using cries and

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<v Speaker 1>gestures and what looked to Velchavanov very like kicks in

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<v Speaker 1>order to effect his purpose. The child appeared to be

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<v Speaker 1>some seven or eight years of age and was poorly

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<v Speaker 1>dressed in a short, black stuffed frock. She seemed to

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<v Speaker 1>be in a most hysterical condition, crying and stretching out

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<v Speaker 1>her arms to Pablo Pavlovitch, as though begging and entreating

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<v Speaker 1>him to allow her to do whatever it might be

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<v Speaker 1>she desired. On Belchaonanov's appearance, the scene changed in an instant.

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<v Speaker 1>No sooner did her eyes fall on the visitor, than

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<v Speaker 1>the child made for the door of the next room

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<v Speaker 1>with a cry of alarm, while Pavel Pavlovitch, thrown out

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<v Speaker 1>for one little instant, immediately relaxed into smiles of great sweetness,

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<v Speaker 1>exactly as he had done last night. When Velchavanov suddenly

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<v Speaker 1>opened his front door and caught him standing outside Alexey Ivanovitch,

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<v Speaker 1>he cried, in real surprise, whoever would have thought, sit down?

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<v Speaker 1>Sit down, take the sofa or this chair? Sit down,

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<v Speaker 1>my dear sir, I'll just put on and he rushed

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<v Speaker 1>for his coat and threw it on, leaving his waistcoat behind.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't stand on ceremony with me, said Vlchonanov, sitting down,

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<v Speaker 1>stay as you are, No, sir, no excuse me, I

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<v Speaker 1>insist upon standing on ceremony there. Now I'm a little

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<v Speaker 1>more respectable, dear me. Now, whoever would have thought of

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<v Speaker 1>seeing you here, Not I, for one. Pavel Pavlovitch sat

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<v Speaker 1>down on the edge of a chair, which he turned

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<v Speaker 1>so as to face Velchonyanov and pray, why shouldn't you

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<v Speaker 1>have expected me? I told you last night that I

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<v Speaker 1>was coming this morning. I thought you wouldn't come, sir.

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<v Speaker 1>I did. Indeed. In fact, when I thought over yesterday's visit,

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<v Speaker 1>I despaired of ever seeing you again. I did, indeed, sir.

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<v Speaker 1>Vlchonyanov glanced round the Meanwhile, the place was very untidy,

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<v Speaker 1>The bed was unmade, the clothes thrown about the floor.

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<v Speaker 1>On the table were two coffee tumblers with the dregs

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<v Speaker 1>of coffee still in them, and a bottle of champagne

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<v Speaker 1>half finished, with a tumbler standing alongside it. He glanced

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<v Speaker 1>at the next room, but all was quiet there. The

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<v Speaker 1>little girl had hidden herself and was still as a mouse.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't mean to say you'd drink that stuff at

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<v Speaker 1>this time of day, he asked, indicating the champagne bottle.

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<v Speaker 1>It's only a remnant, explained Pabo Pavlovitch. A little confused,

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<v Speaker 1>my word, you are a changed man, bad habit, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>and all of a sudden, all dating from that time, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>give you my word. I couldn't resist it. But I'm

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<v Speaker 1>all right now. I'm not drunk. I shan't talk twaddle

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<v Speaker 1>as I did last night. Don't be afraid, sir. It's

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<v Speaker 1>all right from that very day, sir, give you my word.

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<v Speaker 1>It is. And if anyone had told me half a

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<v Speaker 1>year ago that I should become like this, if they

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<v Speaker 1>had shown me my face in a glass, then as

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<v Speaker 1>I should be now, I should have given them the lie, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>I should indeed, Hm, Then you were drunk last night, Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>I was, admitted Pavel Pavlovitch, A little guiltily, not exactly drunk,

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<v Speaker 1>a little beyond drunk. I tell you this by way

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<v Speaker 1>of explanation, because I'm always worse after being drunk. If

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<v Speaker 1>I'm only a little drunk, still, the violence and unreasonableness

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<v Speaker 1>of intoxication come out afterwards and stay out too, and

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<v Speaker 1>then I feel my grief the more keenly. I dare

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<v Speaker 1>say my grief is responsible for my drinking. I am

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<v Speaker 1>capable of making an awful fool of myself and offending

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<v Speaker 1>people when I'm drunk. I dare say I seemed strange

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<v Speaker 1>enough to you last night. Don't you remember what you

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<v Speaker 1>said and did? Worriedly, I do, I remember everything. Listen

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<v Speaker 1>to me, Pavel Pavlovitch. I have thought it over and

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<v Speaker 1>have come to very much the same conclusion as you

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<v Speaker 1>did yourself, began Vlchonyanov gently. Besides, I believe I was

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<v Speaker 1>a little too irritable towards you last night, too impatient,

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<v Speaker 1>I admitted gladly. The fact is I am not very well.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes in your sudden arrival, you know in the middle

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<v Speaker 1>of the night, in the middle of the night, you

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<v Speaker 1>are quite right, it was said Pavlo Pavlovitch, wagging his

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<v Speaker 1>head ascendingly. How in the world could I have brought

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<v Speaker 1>myself to do such a thing. I shouldn't have come in, though,

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<v Speaker 1>if you hadn't opened the door, I should have gone

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<v Speaker 1>as I came. I called on you about a week

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<v Speaker 1>ago and did not find you at home, and I

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<v Speaker 1>dare say I should never have called again, for I

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<v Speaker 1>am rather proud Alexey Ivanovitch. In spite of my present state.

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<v Speaker 1>Whenever I have met you in the streets, I have

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<v Speaker 1>always said to myself, what if he doesn't know me

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<v Speaker 1>and rejects me? Nine years is no joke, and I

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<v Speaker 1>did not dare try you for fear of being snubbed

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<v Speaker 1>yesterday thanks to that sort of thing, you know, He

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<v Speaker 1>pointed to the bottle. I didn't know what time it was,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's lucky you are the kind of man you are,

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<v Speaker 1>Alexey Ivanovitch, or I should despair of preserving your acquaintance

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<v Speaker 1>after yesterday. You remember old times, Alexey Ivanovitch. Belchavanov listened

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<v Speaker 1>keenly to all this. The man seemed to be talking

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<v Speaker 1>seriously enough and even with some dignity, and yet he

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<v Speaker 1>had not believed a single word that Pavel Pavlovitch had

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<v Speaker 1>uttered from the very first moment that he entered the room.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell me, Pavel Pavlovitch, said, Belchonanov. At last, I see

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<v Speaker 1>you are not quite alone here. Whose little girl is

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<v Speaker 1>that I saw? When I came in? Pavel Pavlovitch looked

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<v Speaker 1>surprised and raised his eyebrow, but he gazed back at

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<v Speaker 1>Belchonanov with candor and apparent amiability. Whose little girl, Why

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<v Speaker 1>that's our Eliza, he said, smiling affably. What Liza asked? Vlchonyanov?

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<v Speaker 1>And something seemed to cause him to shudder inwardly. The

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<v Speaker 1>sensation was dreadfully sudden. Just now, on entering the room

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<v Speaker 1>and seeing Liza, he had felt surprised, more or less,

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<v Speaker 1>but had not been conscious of the slightest feeling of resentiment. Indeed,

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<v Speaker 1>he had had no special thought about the matter at

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<v Speaker 1>the moment. Why our Eliza, our daughter Liza, repeated Pavo Pavlovitch, smiling,

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<v Speaker 1>your daughter, Do you mean to say that you and

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<v Speaker 1>Natalia Vasslyyevna had children, asked Velchonyanov, timidly, and in a

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<v Speaker 1>very low tone of voice. Indeed, of course, But what

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<v Speaker 1>a fool I am. How in the world should you

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<v Speaker 1>know Providence sent us the gift after you had gone?

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<v Speaker 1>Pavo Pavlovitch jumped off his chair in apparently pleasurable excitement.

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<v Speaker 1>I heard nothing of it, said Velchaninov, looking very pale.

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<v Speaker 1>How should you? How should you? Repeated Pavo Pavlovitch with

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<v Speaker 1>ineffable sweetness. We had quite lost hope of any children,

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<v Speaker 1>as you may remember, when suddenly Heaven sent us this

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<v Speaker 1>little one. And oh my feelings. Heaven alone knows what

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<v Speaker 1>I felt. Just a year after you went. I think no, wait,

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<v Speaker 1>a bit not a year by a long way. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>see you left us in October or November, didn't you?

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<v Speaker 1>I left tea on the twelfth of September. I remember, well, hum, September,

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<v Speaker 1>was it, dear me? Well, then, let's see September, October, November, December, January, February, March,

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<v Speaker 1>April to the eighth of May. That was Liza's birthday,

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<v Speaker 1>eight months all but a bit. And if you could

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<v Speaker 1>only have seen the dear departed, how rejoiced show her

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<v Speaker 1>to me? Call her in The words seemed to tear

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<v Speaker 1>themselves from Volchavanov. Whether he liked it or no, certainly

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<v Speaker 1>this moment cried Pavel Pavlovitch forgetting that he had not

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<v Speaker 1>finished his previous sentence, or ignoring the fact, and he

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<v Speaker 1>hastily left the room and entered the small chamber adjoining.

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<v Speaker 1>Three or four minutes passed by, while Velchavanov heard the

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<v Speaker 1>rapid interchange of whispers going on and an occasional rather

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<v Speaker 1>loud sound of Liza's voice, apparently entreating her father to

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<v Speaker 1>leave her alone. So Velchavanov concluded at last, the two

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<v Speaker 1>came out there you are, She's dreadfully shy and proud,

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<v Speaker 1>said Pavel Pavlovitch, just like her mother. Eliza entered the

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<v Speaker 1>room without tears, but with eyes downcast, her father leading

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<v Speaker 1>her by the hand. She was a tall, slight and

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<v Speaker 1>very pretty little girl. She raised her large blue eyes

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<v Speaker 1>to the visitor's face with curiosity, but only glanced surlily

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<v Speaker 1>at him and dropped them again. There was that in

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<v Speaker 1>her expression that one always sees in children when they

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<v Speaker 1>look on some new guest for the first time, retiring

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<v Speaker 1>to a corner and looking out at him, then seriously

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<v Speaker 1>and mistrustingly. Only that there was a something in her

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<v Speaker 1>manner beyond the usual childish mistrust, so at least, thought Velchoonanov.

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<v Speaker 1>Her father brought her straight up to the visitor. There

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<v Speaker 1>this gentleman knew mother very well. He was our friend.

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<v Speaker 1>You mustn't be shy. Give him your hand. The child

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<v Speaker 1>bowed slightly and timidly stretched out her hand. Natalia Vasulyyevna

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<v Speaker 1>never would teach her to curtsey. She liked to bow

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<v Speaker 1>English fashion and give her hand, explained Pavel Pavlovitch, gazing

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<v Speaker 1>intently at Blchonyanov. Belchonanov knew perfectly well that the other

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<v Speaker 1>was keenly examining him at this moment, but he made

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<v Speaker 1>no attempt to conceal his agitation. He sat motionless on

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<v Speaker 1>into her face the while. But Liza was apparently much

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<v Speaker 1>preoccupied and did not take her eyes off her father's face.

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<v Speaker 1>She listened timidly to every word he said. Velchanov recognized

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<v Speaker 1>her large blue eyes at once, but what specially struck

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<v Speaker 1>him was the refined pallor of her face and the

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<v Speaker 1>color of her hair. These traits were altogether too significant

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<v Speaker 1>in his eyes. Her features, on the other hand, and

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<v Speaker 1>the set of her lips, reminded him keenly of Natalia Vassilyevna. Meanwhile,

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<v Speaker 1>Pavel Pavlovitch was in the middle of some apparently most

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<v Speaker 1>interesting tale, one of great sentiments. Seemingly, but Velchaninov did

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<v Speaker 1>not hear a word of it until the last few

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<v Speaker 1>words struck upon his ear. So that you can't imagine

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<v Speaker 1>what our joy was when Providence sent us this gift,

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<v Speaker 1>Alexey Ivanovitch. She was everything to me, for I felt

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<v Speaker 1>that it should be the will of Heaven to deprive

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<v Speaker 1>me of my other joy. I should still have Liza

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<v Speaker 1>left to me, that's what I felt, sir, I did indeed,

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<v Speaker 1>and Natalia Vasilyevna asked, Belchaonyanov, Oh, Natalia Vassolyevna began, Pavel Pavlovitch,

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<v Speaker 1>smiling with one side of his mouth. She never used

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<v Speaker 1>to like to say much as you know yourself, but

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<v Speaker 1>she told me on her deathbed, deathbed, you know, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>to the very day of her death, she used to

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<v Speaker 1>had nothing the matter but a simple little feverish attack.

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<v Speaker 1>And then when Koch arrived. You remember our old doctor Koch.

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<v Speaker 1>He would make her all right in a fortnight. Why

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<v Speaker 1>five hours before she died, she was talking of fixing

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<v Speaker 1>that day three weeks for a visit to her aunt

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<v Speaker 1>Liza's godmother and her country place. Belchoonyanov here started from

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<v Speaker 1>his seat, but still held the child's hand. He could

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<v Speaker 1>not help thinking that there was something reproachful in the

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<v Speaker 1>girl's persistent stare in her father's face. Is she ill?

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<v Speaker 1>He asked hurriedly, and his voice had a strange tone

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<v Speaker 1>in it. No, I don't think so, said Pavlo Pavlovitch.

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<v Speaker 1>But you see our way of living here and all that.

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<v Speaker 1>She's a strange child and very nervous. Besides, after her

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<v Speaker 1>mother's death, she was quite ill and hysterical for a fortnight.

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<v Speaker 1>Just before you came in, she was crying like anything.

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<v Speaker 1>And do you know what about, sir? Do you hear me, Liza?

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<v Speaker 1>You listen? Simply because I was going out and wished

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<v Speaker 1>to leave her behind, and because she said I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>love her so well as I used to in her

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<v Speaker 1>mother's time. That's what she pitches into me. For fancy

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<v Speaker 1>a child like this getting hold of such an idea,

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<v Speaker 1>a child who ought to be playing at doll's instead

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<v Speaker 1>of developing ideas of that sort. The thing is, she

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<v Speaker 1>has no one to play with here? Then then are

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<v Speaker 1>you two quite alone here? Quite a servant comes in

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<v Speaker 1>once a day, that's all. And when you go out,

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<v Speaker 1>do you leave her quite alone? Of course? What else

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<v Speaker 1>am I to do? Yesterday? I locked her in that room,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's what all the tears were about this morning.

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<v Speaker 1>What could I do? The day before yesterday? She went

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<v Speaker 1>down into the yard all by herself, and a boy

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<v Speaker 1>took a shot at her head with a stone. Not

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<v Speaker 1>only that, but she must needs go and cling on

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<v Speaker 1>to everybody she met and ask where I had gone to.

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<v Speaker 1>That's not so very pleasant, you see, But I oughtn't

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<v Speaker 1>to complain when I say I am going out for

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<v Speaker 1>an hour and then stay out till four in the morning,

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<v Speaker 1>as I did last night. The landlady came and let

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<v Speaker 1>her out. She had the door broken open. Nice for

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<v Speaker 1>my feelings. Eh, it's all the result of the eclipse

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<v Speaker 1>that came over my life. Nothing but that, Sir Papa,

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<v Speaker 1>said the child timidly and anxiously. Now then, and at

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<v Speaker 1>that again, what did I tell you yesterday? I won't,

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<v Speaker 1>I won't, cried the child, hurriedly, clasping her hands before

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<v Speaker 1>her entreatingly. Come. Things can't be allowed to go on

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<v Speaker 1>in this way, said Vlchonyanov, impatiently and with authority. In

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<v Speaker 1>the first place, you are a man of property. How

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<v Speaker 1>can you possibly live in a hole like this and

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<v Speaker 1>in such disorder this place? Oh, but we shall probably

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<v Speaker 1>have left this place within a week, and I've spent

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of money here as it is. Though I

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<v Speaker 1>may be a man of property, and very well that'll do,

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<v Speaker 1>interrupted Valchoonnanov, with growing impatience. Now I'll make you a proposition.

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<v Speaker 1>You have just said that you intend to stay another week,

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<v Speaker 1>perhaps two. I have a house here, or rather I

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<v Speaker 1>know a family where I am as much at home

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<v Speaker 1>as at my own fireside, and have been so for

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<v Speaker 1>twenty years. The family I mean is the Pogoryeltsev's Alexandr Pavlovitch.

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<v Speaker 1>Pogoryeltseev is a state councilor he may be of use

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<v Speaker 1>to you in your business. They are now living in

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<v Speaker 1>the country. They have a beautiful country, Villa Claudia Petrovna.

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<v Speaker 1>The lady of the house is like a sister, like

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<v Speaker 1>a mother to me. They have eight children. Let me

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<v Speaker 1>take Liza down to them without loss of time. They'll

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<v Speaker 1>receive her with joy, and they'll treat her like their

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<v Speaker 1>own little daughter. They will. Indeed, Valchonyanov was in a

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<v Speaker 1>great hurry and much excited, and he did not conceal

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<v Speaker 1>his feelings. I'm afraid it's impossible, said Pavlo Pavlovitch with

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<v Speaker 1>a grimace, looking straight into his visitor's eyes. Very cunningly,

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<v Speaker 1>as it seemed to Valchonyanov. Why why impossible, Oh, why

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<v Speaker 1>to let the child go so suddenly. You know, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>with such a sincere well wisher as yourself, it's not

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<v Speaker 1>that but a strange house, and such swells too. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know whether they would receive her, but I tell

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<v Speaker 1>you I'm like a son of the house, cried Vlchonianov,

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<v Speaker 1>almost angrily. Claudia Petrovna will be delighted to take her

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<v Speaker 1>at one word from me. She'd receive her as though

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<v Speaker 1>she were my own daughter. Deuce, take it, sir, you

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<v Speaker 1>know you are only humbugging me. What's the use of

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<v Speaker 1>talking about it? He stamped his foot. No, no, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean to say, doesn't it look a little strange? Oughtn't

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<v Speaker 1>I to call once or twice first? Such a smart house,

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<v Speaker 1>as you say, theirs is, don't you see? I tell

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<v Speaker 1>you it's the simplest house in the world. It isn't

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<v Speaker 1>smart in the least bit, cried Vulchonyanov. They have a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of children. It will make another girl of her.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll introduce you there myself tomorrow if you like. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll have to go and thank them and all that.

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<v Speaker 1>You shall go down every day with me, if you please, please. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>but nonsense, you know it's nonsense now, look here, you

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<v Speaker 1>come to me this evening. I'll put you up for

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<v Speaker 1>the night, and we'll start off early tomorrow and be

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<v Speaker 1>down there by twelve, benefactor, and I may spend the

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<v Speaker 1>night at your house, cried Pavel Pavlovitch, instantly consenting to

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<v Speaker 1>the plan with the greatest cordiality. You are really too good.

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<v Speaker 1>And where's their country house at the lesnee? But look here,

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<v Speaker 1>how about her dress? Such a house, you know, a

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<v Speaker 1>father's heart shrinks. Nonsense, she's in mourning. What else could

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<v Speaker 1>she wear but a black dress like this? It's exactly

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<v Speaker 1>the thing. You couldn't imagine anything more. So you might

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<v Speaker 1>let her have some clean linen with her and give

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<v Speaker 1>her a cleaner neck handkerchief directly. Directly, we'll get her

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<v Speaker 1>linen together in a couple of minutes. It's just home

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<v Speaker 1>from the wash. Send for a carriage. Can you tell

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<v Speaker 1>them to let us have it at once, so as

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<v Speaker 1>not to waste time. But now an unexpected obstacle arose.

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<v Speaker 1>Liza absolutely rejected the plan. She had listened to it

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<v Speaker 1>with terror, and if Velchonyanov had, in his excited argument

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<v Speaker 1>with Pavel Pavlovitch, had time to glance at the child's face.

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<v Speaker 1>He would have observed her expression of absolute despair at

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<v Speaker 1>this moment. I won't go, she said, quietly but firmly. There,

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<v Speaker 1>look at that, just like her. Mamma. I'm not like mamma.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not like mamma, cried Liza, wringing her little hands

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<v Speaker 1>in despair. Oh, Papa, Papa, she added, if you desert me,

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<v Speaker 1>She suddenly threw herself upon the alarmed Volchaonyanov. If you

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<v Speaker 1>take me away, she cried, I'll But Liza had no

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<v Speaker 1>time to finish her sentence, for Pavel Pavlovitch suddenly seized

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<v Speaker 1>her by the arm and collar and hustled her into

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<v Speaker 1>the next room with unconcealed rage. For several minutes, Velchonanov

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<v Speaker 1>listened to the whispering going on there, whispering's unseemingly subdued

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<v Speaker 1>crying on the part of Liza. He was about to

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<v Speaker 1>follow the pair when suddenly out came Pavel Pavlovitch and

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<v Speaker 1>stated with a disagreeable grin that Liza would come directly.

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<v Speaker 1>Vlchoonanov tried not to look at him and kept his

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<v Speaker 1>eyes fixed on the other side of the room, the

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<v Speaker 1>elderly woman whom Volchoonyanov had met on the stairs, also

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<v Speaker 1>made her appearance and packed Liza's things into a neat

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<v Speaker 1>little carpet bag. Is it you are going to take

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<v Speaker 1>the little lady away, sir? She asked? If so, you

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<v Speaker 1>are doing a good deed. She's a nice, quiet child,

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<v Speaker 1>and you are saving her from goodness knows what here?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh come, Maria Sisevna, began Pavel Pavlovitch, Well, what isn't

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<v Speaker 1>it true? Aren't you ashamed to let a girl of

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<v Speaker 1>her intel diligence see the things that you allow to

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<v Speaker 1>go on? Here? The carriage has arrived for you, sir.

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<v Speaker 1>You ordered one for the Lesne, didn't you. Yes, well,

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<v Speaker 1>good luck to you. Liza came out, looking very pale

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<v Speaker 1>and with downcast eyes. She took her bag, but never

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<v Speaker 1>glanced in Velchaonanov's direction. She restrained herself and did not

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<v Speaker 1>throw herself upon her father as she had done before,

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<v Speaker 1>not even to say good bye. She evidently did not

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<v Speaker 1>wish to look at him. Her father kissed her and

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<v Speaker 1>patted her head in correct form. Her lip curled during

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<v Speaker 1>the operation, the chin trembled a little, but she did

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<v Speaker 1>not raise her eyes to her father's Pavil Pavlovitch looked pale,

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<v Speaker 1>and his eyes shook. Velchavanov saw that plainly enough, although

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<v Speaker 1>he did his best not to see the man at all.

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<v Speaker 1>He Velchavanov had but one thought, and that was how

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<v Speaker 1>to get away at once. Downstairs was old Maria Sisavna

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<v Speaker 1>waiting to say good bye, and more kissing was done.

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<v Speaker 1>Liza had just climbed into the carriage when suddenly she

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<v Speaker 1>have been out of the carriage and away, but luckily

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<v Speaker 1>the vehicle went on and she was too late. End

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<v Speaker 1>of Chapter five