Page:Leo Tolstoi - Life Is Worth Living and Other Stories - tr. Adolphus Norraikow (1892).djvu/134

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Two Old Men.
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to his money, and through his fear of losing it he would frequently touch his wallet to see if it was safe. He was disturbed by two reflections—first, he felt that his companion was deceiving him, and, secondly, he said to himself: "If he told me the truth, without deceit, the same misfortune may befall me."