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Updated: May 18, 2025
Come, tell away, old man, tell away. Avdey Ivanovitch kept up his bantering tone to the end. 'I read Kleist's Idyll. Ah, what a fine thing it is!
'What! you suspect me... 'I suspect other people of nothing, Avdey cut him short with cutting iciness, 'of which I would not suspect myself; but I have the weakness to suppose that other men are no better than I am. 'You are mistaken, Kister retorted emphatically; 'other men are better than you. 'I congratulate them upon it, Lutchkov dropped carelessly; 'but...
Just tell me, for instance, openly, Have you had a liking for the Perekatov girl all along, or is it a case of sudden passion? 'I should prefer, Avdey Ivanitch, not to discuss with you my relations with Marya Sergievna, Kister responded coldly. 'Oh, indeed! As you please. Only you'll kindly allow me to believe that you've been humbugging me. Avdey spoke very deliberately and emphatically.
Masha recollected Kister, his 'take care of yourself, and, sinking with terror, in a rather shrill voice screamed, 'Taniusha! From behind a nutbush emerged the round face of her maid.... Avdey was completely disconcerted. Reassured by the presence of her hand-maiden, Masha did not stir.
And you know she's extremely nice-looking; only look at her. 'Which of them is she? Kister pointed out Masha. 'Ah, not bad. And Lutchkov yawned. 'Cold-hearted person! cried Kister, and he ran off to ask another girl to dance. Avdey Ivanovitch was extremely delighted at the fact Kister had mentioned to him, though he did yawn, and even yawned loudly.
Masha waited for the conclusion of his sentence. 'I don't know, though, what I'm telling you all this for.... There's no changing one's destiny... 'How can one know?... 'I know! responded Avdey gloomily. 'I am used to facing its blows! It struck Masha that this was not exactly the befitting moment for Lutchkov to rail against destiny.
Avdey Ivanovitch would come sometimes to Kister, light a pipe and quietly sit down in an arm-chair. Lutchkov was not in Kister's company abashed by his own ignorance; he relied and with good reason on his German modesty. 'Well, he would begin, 'what did you do yesterday? Been reading, I'll bet, eh? 'Yes, I read.... 'Well, and what did you read?
While the seconds were marking out the distance, fixing the barrier, examining and loading the pistols, the opponents did not even glance at one another.... Kister walked to and fro with a careless air, swinging a flower he had gathered; Avdey stood motionless, with folded arms and scowling brow. The decisive moment arrived.
I must beg you to behave with me as with a complete outsider. 'Broken! Broken the tie between us! repeated Avdey.
Whether he was pleased by the young officer's pluck, or whether a feeling akin to remorse was roused in his soul it's hard to say... but from the time of his duel with Kister, Avdey Ivanovitch scarcely left his side, and called him first Fyodor, and afterwards simply Fedya. In his presence he became quite another man and strange to say! the change was not in his favour.
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