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while   at   work�察  �or   when   running   on   errands。   ;A   fine   girl�察  �Ustinia� ─  �he 

sometimes exclaimed。 

     Ustinia used to help him whenever she could�察�and he helped her。 She 

told him all about her life�察�how she had lost her parents�察�how her aunt had 

taken her in and found a place for her in the town�察�how the merchant's son 

had tried to take liberties with her�察�and how she had rebuffed him。                      She 

liked    to  talk�察 �and   Alyosha     liked   to  listen  to  her。   He    had    heard   that 

peasants   who   came   up   to   work   in   the   towns   frequently   got   married   to 

servant     girls。  On   one   occasion     she   asked   him   if  his  parents    intended 

marrying him soon。 He said that he did not know�察�that he did not want to 

marry any of the village girls。 

     ;Have you taken a fancy to some one�察�then�拭─�

     ;I would marry you�察�if you'd be willing。; 

     ;Get along with you�察�Alyosha the Pot�察�but you've found your tongue�察�

haven't you�拭─�she exclaimed�察�slapping him on the back with a towel she 

held in her hand。       ;Why shouldn't I�拭─�

     At   Shrovetide   Alyosha's   father   came   to   town   for   his   wages。   It   had 

come   to   the   ears   of   the   merchant's   wife   that   Alyosha   wanted   to   marry 

Ustinia�察  �and   she   disapproved   of   it。   ;What   will   be   the   use   of   her   with   a 

baby�拭─�she thought�察�and informed her husband。 

     The merchant gave the old man Alyosha's wages。 

     ;How is my lad getting on�拭─�he asked。              ;I told you he was willing。; 

     ;That's all right�察�as far as it goes�察�but he's taken some sort of nonsense 

into   his   head。   He   wants   to   marry   our   cook。   Now   I   don't   approve   of 



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married servants。       We won't have them in the house。; 

     ;Well�察�now�察�who would have thought the fool would think of such a 

thing�拭─  �the   old   man   exclaimed。      ;But   don't   you   worry。   I'll   soon   settle 

that。; 

     He went into the kitchen�察�and sat down at the table waiting for his son。 

Alyosha was out on an errand�察�and came back breathless。 

     ;I thought you had some sense in you�察�but what's this you've taken into 

your head�拭─�his father began。 

     ;I�拭   �Nothing。; 

     ;How�察�nothing�拭        �They tell me you want to get married。 You shall get 

married when the time comes。             I'll find you a decent wife�察�not some town 

hussy。; 

     His   father   talked   and   talked�察  �while   Alyosha   stood   still   and   sighed。 

When his father had quite finished�察�Alyosha smiled。 

     ;All right。     I'll drop it。; 

     ;Now that's what I call sense。; 

     When he was left alone with Ustinia he told her what his father had 

said。 ��She had listened at the door。�� 

     ;It's   no   good�察  �it   can't   come   off。 Did   you   hear�拭   �He   was   angry 

won't have it at any price。; 

     Ustinia cried into her apron。 

     Alyosha shook his head。 

     ;What's to be done�拭        �We must do as we're told。; 

     ;Well�察  �are   you   going   to   give   up   that   nonsense�察  �as   your   father   told 

you�拭─�his mistress asked�察�as he was putting up the shutters in the evening。 

     ;To be sure we are�察─�Alyosha replied with a smile�察�and then burst into 

tears。 

       From that day Alyosha went about his work as usual�察�and no longer 

talked   to   Ustinia   about   their   getting   married。   One   day   in   Lent   the   clerk 

told him to clear the snow from the roof。 Alyosha climbed on to the roof 

and   swept   away   all   the   snow�察  �and�察  �while   he   was   still   raking   out   some 

frozen     lumps     from    the   gutter�察  �his   foot   slipped     and   he   fell   over。 

Unfortunately he did not fall on the snow�察�but on a piece of iron over the 



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door。 Ustinia came running up�察�together with the merchant's daughter。 

     ;Have you hurt yourself�察�Alyosha�拭─�

     ;Ah� �no�察�it's nothing。; 

     But he could not raise himself when he tried to�察�and began to smile。 

     He was taken into the lodge。          The doctor arrived�察�examined him�察�and 

asked where he felt the pain。 

     ;I   feel   it   all   over�察─  �he   said。 ;But   it   doesn't   matter。   I'm   only   afraid 

master will be annoyed。         Father ought to be told。; 

     Alyosha lay in bed for two days�察�and on the third day they sent for the 

priest。 

     ;Are you really going to die�拭─         �Ustinia asked。 

     ;Of course I am。        You can't go on living for ever。 You must go when 

the time comes。;        Alyosha spoke rapidly as usual。 ;Thank you�察�Ustinia。 

You've   been   very   good   to   me。     What   a   lucky   thing   they   didn't   let   us 

marry�     �Where should we have been now�拭�It's much better as it is。; 

     When   the   priest   came�察  �he   prayed   with   his   bands   and   with   his   heart。 

;As it is good here when you obey and do no harm to others�察�so it will be 

there�察─�was the thought within it。 

     He spoke very little�察�he only said he was thirsty�察�and he seemed full of 

wonder at something。 

     He lay in wonderment�察�then stretched himself�察�and died。 



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     ;As   a   daughter she   no   longer   exists   for   me。 Can't   you   understand�拭�

She simply doesn't exist。        Still�察�I cannot possibly leave her to the charity 

of strangers。     I will arrange things so that she can live as she pleases�察�but 

I do not wish to hear of her。 Who would ever have thought 。 。 。 the horror 

of it�察�the horror of it。; 

     He shrugged his shoulders�察�shook his head�察�and raised his eyes。 These 

words were spoken by Prince Michael Ivanovich to his brother Peter�察�who 

was governor of a province in Central Russia。 Prince Peter was a man of 

fifty�察�Michael's junior by ten years。 

     On discovering that his daughter�察�who had left his house a year before�察�

had    settled  here   with  her   child�察 �the  elder   brother   had  come    from   St。 

Petersburg   to   the   provincial   town�察  �where   the   above   conversation   took 

place。 

     Prince   Michael   Ivanovich   was   a   tall�察  �handsome�察  �white´haired�察  �fresh 

coloured man�察�proud and attractive in appearance and bearing。 His family 

consisted of   a vulgar�察 �irritable  wife�察�who   wrangled   with   him  continually 

over every petty detail�察�a son�察�a ne'er´do´well�察�spendthrift and roueyet a 

;gentleman�察─�according to his father's code�察�two daughters�察�of whom the 

elder had married well�察�and was living in St。 Petersburg�察�and the younger�察�

Lisahis favourite�察�who had disappeared from home a year before。                  Only 

a short while ago he had found her with her child in this provincial town。 

     Prince    Peter   wanted     to   ask   his  brother    how�察   �and   under    what 

circumstances�察�Lisa had left home�察�and who could possibly be the father of 

her child。 But he could not make up his mind to inquire。 

     That very morning�察�when his wife had attempted to condole with her 

brother´in´law�察�Prince Peter had observed a look of pain on his brother's 



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face。     The     look    had   at   once    been    masked     by   an   expression     of 

unapproachable pride�察�and he had begun to question her about their flat�察�

and the price she paid。       At luncheon�察�before the family and guests�察�he had 

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