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Updated: June 22, 2025
Doulebov adopted an attitude towards his subordinates consistent with this personal attitude. To those who acted respectfully towards him and his wife he gave his patronage and made efforts to improve their position. He defended them in unpleasant situations, though very cautiously, in order not to hurt his own position.
Doulebov made some savage accusations and said rather vehemently: "I have heard improper things about your school, but, indeed, the reality exceeds all expectations." "What is there precisely improper?" asked Trirodov. "In what way has reality surpassed gossip?" "I don't collect gossip," squealed Doulebov excitedly. "I see with my own eyes. This is not a school but a pornography!"
It was here the children gathered, and the miserable farce of the examination began. Doulebov stood up before an ikon on one side of the room, assumed a stately air, and exclaimed: "Children, rise to prayer." The children rose. Doulebov thrust a finger forward towards a dark-eyed boy's breast and shouted: "Read, boy!"
He was not very fond of those who were disrespectful and independent, and he hindered them all he could. Recognizing a rising luminary in the newly appointed Vice-Governor, who lately had been a Councillor in the District Government, Doulebov tried to come into agreeable relations with him also.
Doulebov and Shabalov looked them over there and then. They tried to find mistakes, but there were few. Then dictation was given. Doulebova looked morosely the whole while and blinked often. Trirodov tried to enter into conversation with her, but the angry dame answered so haughtily that it was with great difficulty he refrained from smiling, and finally he left the malicious woman to herself.
"I shall have to have a talk with him," said Doulebov. "Ask him into your study and I will talk to him. In the meantime, show Ardalyon Borisovitch the laboratory." Doulebov and Voronok spoke for a long time in Poterin's study. "I don't question your convictions," said the Headmaster, "but I must make it clear to you that it is impossible to introduce politics into schools.
"What of that?" "Out of bribes." Zinaida Grigorievna was overjoyed, and grew animated. For a long time the whispers of the malicious women were audible, and between their whispers their hissing, snake-like laughter. Then the women, together with Shabalov and Voronok, went off to finish the examination. Doulebov and the Vice-Governor went in to look at the library. Poterin accompanied them.
His voice had already passed into piggish tones. He struck the table with his palm. There was the hard sound of the wedding-ring against the wood. Trirodov said: "I too have heard that you were a man with self-control. But this is not the first time to-day that I've noticed your violent movements." Doulebov made an effort to recover himself. He said more quietly: "It is a revolting pornography!"
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