"Yet, whentheyoungladycamefromboardingschoolonavisit, —two 'Excellencies' andacolonel'swife—andalltherestfollowingtheirlead, , , Iwentonaswildlyasbefore, 's, butIdidn'tgouptoher, , andcompressedherlipsscornfully.'Waitabit.I'llhavemyrevenge,' , 'Katenka' wasnotaninnocentboarding-schoolmiss, butapersonofcharacter, proudandreallyhigh-principled; aboveall, shehadeducationandintellect, ? No, Isimplywantedtorevengemyself, becauseIwassuchaheroandshedidn'tseemtofeelit.
"Meanwhile, Ispentmytimeindrinkandriot, —settlingouraccounts, sotospeak, andsayingthatIwouldn'', Alyosha, tillthelastfewdays, indeed, perhapsevennow, Ihaven', we'lltalkofitlater.
"JustasIreceivedthemoney, , Ilearnt, ; infact, , ', withwhomI'dalwayskeptupafriendship, andsaid, 'Doyouknowthere'sadeficitof4,500roublesofgovernmentmoneyinyourfather'saccounts?'
" 'Whatdoyoumean? Whatmakesyousayso? Thegeneralwasherenotlongago, andeverythingwasallright.'
" 'Thenitwas, butnowitisn't.'
"Shewasterriblyscared.
" 'Don'tfrightenme!' shesaid.'Whotoldyouso?'
" 'Don'tbeuneasy,' Isaid, 'Iwon'', inviewof "possibilities," toadd, thatwhentheydemandthat4,500roublesfromyourfather, andhecan'tproduceit, he'llbetried, andmadetoserveasacommonsoldierinhisoldage, unlessyouliketosendmeyouryoungladysecretly.I'vejusthadmoneypaidme.I'llgiveherfourthousand, ifyoulike, andkeepthesecretreligiously.'
" 'Ah, youscoundrel!'—that'swhatshesaid.'Youwickedscoundrel! Howdareyou!'
