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The harsh expressions which my father had not spared, wounded me sorely; the contempt hich he treated Marie seenified Then thesent frorieved for my nation, not doubting but that he infor paced up and down my little chamber, I stopped suddenly before the old h that you caused rave, but that you want to kill htning had struck hin to tellto put my breast before you, to receive the sword of Alexis This cursed age of mine hindered me But what have I done to your ed you to write an accusation against me? Were you taken into my service to play the spy on me?"

"I write an accusation?" replied the oldof heaven! Here, read what the master writes me, and you shall see if I denounced thee" At the saave , that notwithstandingme of his follies Is it thus you do your duty and fulfill yourconcealed the truth, and for your condescension to the young man Upon receipt of this letter inform me immediately of the state of his health, which is, I hear, i, and tell me precisely the place of his wound, and whether he has well attended"

Evidently Saveliitch was not in the wrong, and I had offended hiive me, but the old man was inconsolable "See to what I have lived!" he repeated; "see what thanks I haveservices! I a! I am a swine-herd, and more than all that, I caused your wound No, no, Peter, I aht thee to play with these steel blades, and to sta you could defend yourself from a bad man"