"Thoseinnocenteyesslitmysouluplikearazor," heusedtosayafterwards, , ofcourse, , andhad, sotospeak, takenher "fromthehalter," "wronged" him, , andcarriedonorgiesofdebaucheryinhiswife', ImaymentionthatGrigory, thegloomy, stupid, obstinate, argumentativeservant, whohadalwayshatedhisfirstmistress, Adela?daIvanovna, , abusingFyodorPavlovitchinamannerlittlebefittingaservant, , keptinterrorfromherchildhood, fellintothatkindofnervousdiseasewhichismostfrequentlyfoundinpeasantwomenwhoaresaidtobe "possessedbydevils." , IvanandAlexey, , littleAlexeywasinhisfourthyear, and, strangeasitseems, Iknowthatherememberedhismotherallhislife, likeadream, , , , andhadnot, allthoseeightyears, 'smanneroflife, andhearingofherillnessandhideoussurroundingsshedeclaredaloudtwoorthreetimestoherretainers:
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ExactlythreemonthsafterSofyaIvanovna'sdeaththegeneral'swidowsuddenlyappearedinourtown, andwentstraighttoFyodorPavlovitch', whomshehadnotseenforthoseeightyears, , withoutanysortofexplanation, shegavehimtwogood, resoundingslapsontheface, seizedhimbyatuftofhair, , withoutaword, , atthefirstglance, thattheywereunwashedandindirtylinen, shepromptlygaveGrigory, too, aboxontheear, andannouncingthatshewouldcarryoffboththechildrenshewrappedthemjustastheywereinarug, puttheminthecarriage, , withoutaword, andwhenheescortedtheoldladytohercarriagehemadeheralowbowandpronouncedimpressivelythat, "Godwouldrepayherfortheorphans." "Youareablockheadallthesame," theoldladyshoutedtohimasshedroveaway.
