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himself must consider you. Welldont forget meespecially if you are going back to work in Russia. I could follow you, carrying anything that was wantedat a distance, you know. Or I could watch for hours at the corner of a street if necessary,in wet or snowyes, I couldall day long. Or I could write for you dangerous documents, lists of names or instructions, so that in case of mischance the handwriting could not compromise you. And you need not be afraid if they were to catch me. I would know how to keep dumb. We women are not so easily daunted by pain. I heard Peter Ivanovitch say it is our blunt nerves or something. We can stand it better. And its true; I would just as soon bite my tongue out and throw it at them as not. Whats the good of speech to me? Who would ever want to hear what I could say? Ever since I closed the eyes of my poor Andrei I havent met a man who seemed to care for the sound of my voice. I should never have spoken to you if the very first time you appeared here you had not taken notice of me so nicely. I could not help speaking of you to that charming dear girl. Oh, the sweet creature! And strong! One can see that at once. If you have a heart dont let her set her foot in here. Good-bye! Razumov caught her by the arm. Her emotion at being thus seized manifested itself by a short struggle, after which she stood still, not looking at him. But you can tell me, he spoke in her ear, why theythese people in that house thereare so anxious to get hold of her? She freed herself to turn upon him, as if made angry by the question. Dont you understand that Peter Ivanovitch must direct, inspire, influence? It is the breath of his life. There can never be too many disciples. He cant bear thinking of any one escaping him. And a woman, too! There is nothing to be done without women, he says, He has written it. He The young man was staring at her passion when she broke off suddenly and ran away behind the stable. |
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