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

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

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<v Speaker 1>made himself very comfortable. He was sitting in the same

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<v Speaker 1>chair as he had occupied yesterday, smoking a cigar, and

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<v Speaker 1>had just poured the fourth and last tumbler of champagne

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<v Speaker 1>out of the bottle. The teapot and a half emptied

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<v Speaker 1>tumbler of tea stood on the table beside him. His

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<v Speaker 1>red face beamed with benevolence. He had taken off his

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<v Speaker 1>coat and sat in his shirt sleeves. Forgive me, dearest

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<v Speaker 1>of friends, he cried, catching sight of Velchoniinov, and hastening

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<v Speaker 1>to put on his coat, I took it off to

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<v Speaker 1>make myself thoroughly comfortable. Belchonianov approached him menacingly. You are

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<v Speaker 1>not quite tipsy yet, are you. Can you understand what

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<v Speaker 1>is said to you? Pavel Pavlovitch became a little confused. No,

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<v Speaker 1>not quite. I've been thinking of the dear deceased a bit,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm not quite drunk yet. Can you understand what

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<v Speaker 1>I say? My dear sir, I came here on purpose

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<v Speaker 1>to understand you very well. Then I shall begin at

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<v Speaker 1>once by telling you that you are an ass Sir,

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<v Speaker 1>cried Vlchonyanov at the top of his voice. Why if

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<v Speaker 1>you begin that way, where will you end? I wonder,

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<v Speaker 1>said Pavel Pavlovitch, clearly alarmed more than a little Belchonyanov

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<v Speaker 1>did not listen, but roared again. Your daughter is dying.

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<v Speaker 1>She is very ill. Have you thrown her over altogether

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<v Speaker 1>or not? Oh, surely she isn't dying yet. I tell

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<v Speaker 1>you she's ill, very very ill, dangerously ill. What fits

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<v Speaker 1>or don't talk nonsense? I tell you she is very

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<v Speaker 1>dangerously ill. You ought to go down, if only for

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<v Speaker 1>that reason? What to thank your friends? Eh to return

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<v Speaker 1>thanks for their hospitality? Of course quite so, I well understand,

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<v Speaker 1>alexey Ivanovitch, dearest of friends. He suddenly seized Velchaonyanov by

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<v Speaker 1>both hands and added, with intoxicated sentiment, almost melted to tears,

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<v Speaker 1>alexey Ivanovitch, don't shout at me. Don't shout at me. Please.

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<v Speaker 1>If you do, I may throw myself into the neva.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. And we have such important things to

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<v Speaker 1>talk over. There's lots of time to go to the

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<v Speaker 1>Pogoryeltseevs another day, Velchonanov did his best to restrain his wrath.

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<v Speaker 1>You are drunk, and therefore I don't understand what you

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<v Speaker 1>are driving at, he said sternly. I'm ready to come

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<v Speaker 1>to an explanation with you at any moment you like delighted.

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<v Speaker 1>The sooner the better. But first let me tell you

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<v Speaker 1>that I am going to take my own measures to

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<v Speaker 1>secure you. You will sleep here tonight, then tomorrow I

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<v Speaker 1>shall take you with me to see Liza. I shall

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<v Speaker 1>not let you go again. I shall bind you if necessary,

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<v Speaker 1>then carry you down myself. How do you like this

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<v Speaker 1>sofa to sleep on, he added, panting and indicating a wide,

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<v Speaker 1>soft divan opposite his own sofa against the other wall. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>anything will do for me very well. You shall have

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<v Speaker 1>this sofa. Here. Take these things. Here are sheets, blankets, pillow.

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<v Speaker 1>Velchaonanov pulled these things out of a cupboard and tossed

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<v Speaker 1>them impatiently to Pavel Pavlovitch, who humbly stood and received them. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>then make your bed come, bustle up. Pavel Pavlovitch, laden

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<v Speaker 1>with bedclothes, had been standing in the middle of the

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<v Speaker 1>room with a stupid, drunken leer on his face, irresolute,

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<v Speaker 1>but at Velchonyanov's second bidding, he hurriedly began the task

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<v Speaker 1>of making his bed, moving the table away from in

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<v Speaker 1>front of it, and smoothing a sheet over the seat

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<v Speaker 1>of the divan Belchonyanov approached to help him. He was

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<v Speaker 1>more or less gratified with his guest's alarm and submission. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>drink up that wine and lie down was his next command.

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<v Speaker 1>He felt that he must order this man about. He

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<v Speaker 1>could not help himself. I suppose you took upon yourself

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<v Speaker 1>to order this wine, did you? I did? I did, sir.

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<v Speaker 1>I sent for the wine, Alexey Ivanovitch, because I knew

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<v Speaker 1>you would not send out again. Well, it's a good

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<v Speaker 1>thing you knew that, But I desire that you should

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<v Speaker 1>know still more. I give you notice than I have

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<v Speaker 1>taken my own measures for the future. I'm not going

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<v Speaker 1>to put up with any more of your antics. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I quite understand, Alexey Ivanovitch, that that sort of thing

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<v Speaker 1>could only happen once, said Pavel Pavlovitch, giggling feebly at

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<v Speaker 1>this reply, Velchoonyanov, who had been marching up and down,

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<v Speaker 1>the room stopped solemnly before Pavel Pavlovitch. Pavel Pavlovitch, he said,

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<v Speaker 1>speak plainly. You are a clever fellow. I admit the

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<v Speaker 1>fact freely, but I assure you you are going on

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<v Speaker 1>a false track. Now speak plainly and act like an

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<v Speaker 1>honest man, and I give you my word of honor

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<v Speaker 1>that I will answer all you wish to know. Pavel

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<v Speaker 1>Pavlovitch grinned his disagreeable grin, which always drove Velchaonyanov wild.

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<v Speaker 1>Once more, wait, cried the latter, No humbug. Now, please,

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<v Speaker 1>I see through you. I repeat that I give you

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<v Speaker 1>my word of honor to reply candidly to anything you

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<v Speaker 1>may like to ask, and to give you every sort

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<v Speaker 1>of satisfaction, reasonable or even unreasonable, that you please. Oh

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<v Speaker 1>how I wish I could make you understand me, since

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<v Speaker 1>you are so very kind, began Pavel Pavlovitch, cautiously bending

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<v Speaker 1>towards him. I may tell you that I am very

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<v Speaker 1>much interested as to what you said yesterday about bird

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<v Speaker 1>of prey. Velchaonanov spat on the ground in utter despair

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<v Speaker 1>and disgust, and recommenced his walk up and down the

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<v Speaker 1>room quicker than ever, No, no, Alexey Ivanovitch, don't spurn

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<v Speaker 1>my question. You don't know how interested I am in it.

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<v Speaker 1>I assure you I came here on purpose to ask

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<v Speaker 1>you about it. I know I'm speaking indistinctly, but you'll

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<v Speaker 1>forgive me that I've read the expression before. Tell me now,

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<v Speaker 1>was Bagantov a bird of prey or the other thing?

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<v Speaker 1>How is one to distinguish one from the other. Velchaninov

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<v Speaker 1>went on walking up and down and answered nothing for

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<v Speaker 1>some minutes. The bird of prey, sir, he began, suddenly,

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<v Speaker 1>stopping in front of Pavel Pavlovitch and speaking vehemently. Is

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<v Speaker 1>the man who would poison Bogantov while drinking champagne with

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<v Speaker 1>him under the cloak of good fellowship as you did

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<v Speaker 1>with me yesterday, instead of escorting his wretched body to

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<v Speaker 1>the burial ground as you did? The deuce only knows

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<v Speaker 1>why and with what dirty mean underhanded, petty motives which

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<v Speaker 1>only recoil upon yourself, then make you viler than you

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<v Speaker 1>already are. Yes, sir, recoil upon yourself quite so, Quite so.

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<v Speaker 1>I oughtn't to have gone, assented Pabo Pavlovitch. But aren't

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<v Speaker 1>you a little the bird of prey is not a

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<v Speaker 1>man who goes and learns his grievance off by heart

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<v Speaker 1>like a lesson, and winds it about the place, grimacing

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<v Speaker 1>and posing and hanging it round other people's necks, and

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<v Speaker 1>who spends all his time in such pettifogging. Is it

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<v Speaker 1>true you wanted to hang yourself? Come? Is it true

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<v Speaker 1>or not? I I don't know. I may have when

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<v Speaker 1>I was drunk. I don't remember, you, see, Alexey Ivanovitch.

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<v Speaker 1>It wouldn't be quite nice for me to go poisoning people.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm too high up in the service, and I have

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<v Speaker 1>money too, you know, And I may wish to marry again.

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<v Speaker 1>Who knows. Yes, you'd be sent to Siberia, which would

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<v Speaker 1>be awkward, quite so, though they say the penal servitude

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<v Speaker 1>is not so bad as it was. But you remind

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<v Speaker 1>me of an anecdote, Alexey Ivanovitch. I thought of it

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<v Speaker 1>in the carriage, and I meant to tell you afterwards. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you may remember Litsov at Tea. He came while you

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<v Speaker 1>were there. His younger brother, who was rather a swell too,

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<v Speaker 1>was serving at l under the governor, and one fine

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<v Speaker 1>day he happened to quarrel with Colonel Golyubyanka in the

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<v Speaker 1>presence of ladies, and of one lady especially, Litzov considered

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<v Speaker 1>himself insulted, but concealed his grievance. And meanwhile, Glyubyanka proposed

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<v Speaker 1>to a certain lady and was accepted. Would you believe it?

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<v Speaker 1>Litzov made great friends with Glyubyenka and even volunteered to

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<v Speaker 1>be best man at his wedding. But when the ceremony

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<v Speaker 1>was over and Litsov approached the bridegroom to wish him

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<v Speaker 1>joy and kiss him as usual, he took the opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>of sticking a knife into Glyubyenka, fancy his own best

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<v Speaker 1>man stuck him. Well, what does the assassin do but

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<v Speaker 1>run about the room crying, Oh what have I done? Oh?

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<v Speaker 1>What have I done? Says he, and throws himself on

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<v Speaker 1>every one's neck by turns ladies and all ha ha.

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<v Speaker 1>He starved to death in Siberia. Sir one is a

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<v Speaker 1>little sorry for Glubanka, but he recovered. After all. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't understand why you told me that story, said Vulchanyanov,

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<v Speaker 1>frowning heavily. Why because he stuck the other fellow with

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<v Speaker 1>a knife, giggled Pavel Pavlovitch, which proves that he was

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<v Speaker 1>no type but an ass of a fellow who could

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<v Speaker 1>so forget the ordinary manners of society as to hang

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<v Speaker 1>around ladies necks, and in the presence of the governor too.

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<v Speaker 1>And yet he stuck the other fellow. Ha ha ha.

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<v Speaker 1>He did what he intended to do. That's all, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>Go to the devil, will you? You and your miserable humbug,

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<v Speaker 1>You miserable humbug yourself, yelled Volchanyanov, wild with rage and fury,

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<v Speaker 1>and panting so that he could hardly get his words out.

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<v Speaker 1>You think you are going to alarm me? Do you?

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<v Speaker 1>You frighten her of children? You mean beast, You low scoundrel,

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<v Speaker 1>you scoundrel, scoundrel, scoundrel. He had quite forgotten himself in

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<v Speaker 1>his rage. Pavel Pavlovitch shuddered all over. His drunkenness seemed

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<v Speaker 1>to vanish in an instant. His lips trembled and shook.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you calling me a scoundrel? Alexey Ivanovitch? You me?

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<v Speaker 1>But Velchaonyanov was himself again. Now I apologize if you like,

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<v Speaker 1>he said, and relapsed into gloomy silence. After a moment,

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<v Speaker 1>he added, but only on condition that you yourself agree

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<v Speaker 1>to speak out fully and at once in your place.

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<v Speaker 1>I should apologize unconditionally, Alexey Ivanovitch, very well, so be it. Then,

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<v Speaker 1>Velchaonyanov was silent again for a while. I apologize, he resumed.

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<v Speaker 1>But admit yourself, Pavel Pavlovitch, that I need not feel

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<v Speaker 1>myself in any way bound to you after this, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>with regard to anything, not only this particular matter. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>why what is there to settle between us? Laughed Pavel Pavlovitch,

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<v Speaker 1>without looking up. In that case, so much the better,

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<v Speaker 1>so much the better. Come, drink up your wine and

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<v Speaker 1>get into bed, for I shall not let you go

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<v Speaker 1>now anyhow. Oh my wine, Never mind my wine, muttered

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<v Speaker 1>Pabo Pavlovitch. But he went to the table all the

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<v Speaker 1>same and took up his tumbler of champagne, which had

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<v Speaker 1>long been poured out. Either he had been drinking copiously before,

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<v Speaker 1>or there was some other unknown cause at work. But

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<v Speaker 1>his hand shook so as he drank the wine that

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<v Speaker 1>a quantity of it was spilled over his waistcoat and

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<v Speaker 1>the floor. However, he drank it all to the last drop,

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<v Speaker 1>as though he could not leave the tumbler without emptying it.

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<v Speaker 1>He then placed the empty glass on the table, approached

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<v Speaker 1>his bed, sat down on it, and began to undress.

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<v Speaker 1>I think perhaps I had better not sleep here, he

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<v Speaker 1>said suddenly, with one boot off and half undressed. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think so, said Velchaonanov, who was walking up

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<v Speaker 1>and down without looking at him. Pavel Pavlovitch finished undressing

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<v Speaker 1>and lay down. A quarter of an hour later, Velchaonanov

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<v Speaker 1>also got into bed and put the candle out. He

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<v Speaker 1>soon began to doze uncomfortably. Some new trouble seemed to

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<v Speaker 1>have suddenly come over him and worried him, and at

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<v Speaker 1>the same time he felt a sensation of shame that

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<v Speaker 1>he could allow himself to be worried by the new trouble.

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<v Speaker 1>Belchanov was just falling, definitely asleep. However, when a rustling

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<v Speaker 1>sound awoke him, he immediately glanced at Pavel Pavlovitch's bed.

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<v Speaker 1>The room was quite dark, the blinds being down and

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<v Speaker 1>curtains drawn, but it seemed to him that Pavel Pavlovitch

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<v Speaker 1>was not lying in his bed. He seemed to be

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<v Speaker 1>sitting on the side of it. What's the matter, cried Velchanov.

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<v Speaker 1>A ghost, Sir, said Pavel Pavlovitch in a low tone,

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<v Speaker 1>after a few moments of silence. What what sort of

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<v Speaker 1>a ghost there in that room? Just at the door,

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<v Speaker 1>I seemed to see a ghost? Whose ghost? Asked Velchanov,

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<v Speaker 1>pausing a minute before putting the question. Nettalia Vassilyevna's. Vlchonov

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<v Speaker 1>jumped out of bed and walked to the door, whence

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<v Speaker 1>he could see into the room opposite across the passage.

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<v Speaker 1>There were no curtains in that room, so that it

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<v Speaker 1>was much lighter than his own. There's nothing there at all.

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<v Speaker 1>You are drunk. Lie down again, he said, and himself

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<v Speaker 1>set the example, rolling his blanket around him. Pablo Pavlovitch

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<v Speaker 1>said nothing but lay down as he was told. Did

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<v Speaker 1>you ever see any ghosts before? Asked Velchaonanov. Suddenly, ten

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<v Speaker 1>minutes later, I think I saw one once, said Pavel

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<v Speaker 1>Pavlovitch in the same low voice, after which there was

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<v Speaker 1>silence once more. Velchaonyanov was not sure whether he had

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<v Speaker 1>passed when suddenly he was wide awake again. Was it

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<v Speaker 1>a rustle that awoke him. He could not tell, but

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<v Speaker 1>one thing was evident. In the midst of the profound

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<v Speaker 1>darkness of the room, something white stood before him, not

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<v Speaker 1>quite close to him, but about the middle of the room.

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<v Speaker 1>He sat up in bed and stared for a full minute.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that you, Pavel Pavlovitch, he asked? His voice sounded

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<v Speaker 1>very weak. There was no reply, but there was not

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<v Speaker 1>the slightest doubt of the fact that some one was

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<v Speaker 1>standing there. Is that you, Pavel Pavlovitch, cried Velchanyanov again, louder,

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<v Speaker 1>this time, in fact, so loud that if the former

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<v Speaker 1>and answered. But there was no reply. Again, it seemed

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<v Speaker 1>to Valchaonyanov that the white figure had approached nearer to him.

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<v Speaker 1>Then something strange happened, something seemed to let go with

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<v Speaker 1>Velchoonyanov's system, and he commenced to shout at the top

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<v Speaker 1>of his voice, just as he had done once before

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<v Speaker 1>this evening, in the wildest and maddest way possible, panting

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<v Speaker 1>so that he could hardly articulate his words. If you

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<v Speaker 1>drunken ass that you are dare to think that you

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<v Speaker 1>could frighten me. I'll turn my face to the wall,

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<v Speaker 1>then not look round once the whole night, to show

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<v Speaker 1>you how little I am afraid of you, A fool

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<v Speaker 1>like you. If you stand there from now till morning,

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<v Speaker 1>I despise you, so saying Velchanov twisted round with his

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<v Speaker 1>face to the wall, rolled his blanket round him, and

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<v Speaker 1>lay motionless as though turned to stone. A deathlike stillness supervened.

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<v Speaker 1>Did the ghost stand where it was or had it moved?

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<v Speaker 1>He could not tell, but his heart beat and beat

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<v Speaker 1>and beat. At least five minutes went by, and then

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<v Speaker 1>not a couple of paces from his bed, there came

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<v Speaker 1>the feeble voice of Pavel Pavlovitch. I got up, Alexey Ivanovitch,

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<v Speaker 1>to look for a little water. I couldn't find any,

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<v Speaker 1>and was just going to look about nearer your bed.

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<v Speaker 1>Then why didn't you answer when I called, cried Volchanyanov angrily,

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<v Speaker 1>after a minute's pause. I was frightened, you shouted, so

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<v Speaker 1>you alarmed me. You'll find a karaff in glass over

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<v Speaker 1>there on the little table, light a candle, Oh, I'll

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<v Speaker 1>find it without You'll forgive me, alexey Ivanovitch for frightening

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<v Speaker 1>you so I felt thirsty so suddenly, but Volchanyanov said nothing.

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<v Speaker 1>He continued to lie with his face to the wall,

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<v Speaker 1>and so he lay all night without turning round once.

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<v Speaker 1>Was he anxious to keep his word and show his

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<v Speaker 1>contempt for Pavel Pavlovitch. He did not know himself why

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<v Speaker 1>he did it. His nervous agitation and perturbation were such

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<v Speaker 1>that he could not sleep. For a long while. He

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<v Speaker 1>felt quite delirious. At last he fell asleep, and he

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<v Speaker 1>awoke it past nine o'clock next morning. He started up,

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<v Speaker 1>just as though someone had struck him, and sat down

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<v Speaker 1>on the side of his bed, But Pavlo Pavlovitch was

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<v Speaker 1>not to be seen. His empty, rumpled bed was there,

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<v Speaker 1>but its occupant had flown before daybreak. I thought, so,

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<v Speaker 1>cried Valchananov, bringing the palm of his right hand smartly

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<v Speaker 1>to his forehead. End of chapter nine.