he did, saying that he had never seen a reception at the

considering you incapable of opposing her happiness and avenging

yourself on her for her new husband. Damn it all! I sometimes dream if

I were to be married, foo! I mean if I were to marry, legally or

not, it's just the same, I should present my wife with a lover if

she had not found one for herself. 'My dear,' I should say, 'I love

you, but even more than that I desire you to respect me. See!' Am I

Pyotr Petrovitch sniggered as he listened, but without much

merriment. He hardly heard it indeed. He was preoccupied with