On the Bright Shore
Vyadrovski's—But I wanted to beg you to tell among acquaintances, that that unfortunate lost at play, that he lost even some of my money, and that that was the cause of his act. Should it come to testifying before a court, it would be better not to say this, for it might be proved untrue; but before people, it is necessary to talk so. If he had gone even to Mentone, or to Nice! Besides, God only knows whether he has not written something before his death purposely to take revenge on me! Only let a letter of that sort reach the papers after his death! From such persons everything may be expected. As it was, I wished to leave here; but now I must—"
Svirski looked more and more attentively at her angry face, at her compressed lips, and said at last,—
"An unheard-of thing!"
"Really unheard of! But would it not increase gossip were we to go from here to-morrow?"
"I do not think it would," said Svirski.
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