Observehowingenuouslyheunderlinescertainwords，andhowcrudelyheglossesoverhishiddenthoughts。Hemustknowthatifhe’brokeoffeverything，’FIRST，byhimself，andwithouttellingmeawordaboutitorhavingtheslightesthopeonmyaccount，thatinthatcaseIshouldperhapsbeabletochangemyopinionofhim，andevenaccepthis——friendship。Hemustknowthat，buthissoulissuchawretchedthing。Heknowsitandcannotmakeuphismind；heknowsitandyetasksforguarantees。HecannotbringhimselftoTRUST，hewantsmetogivehimhopesofmyselfbeforeheletsgoofhishundredthousandroubles。Astothe’formerword’whichhedeclares’lightedupthenightofhislife，’heissimplyanimpudentliar；Imerelypitiedhimonce。
Butheisaudaciousandshameless。Heimmediatelybegantohope，atthatverymoment。Isawit。Hehastriedtocatchmeeversince；heisstillfishingforme。Well，enoughofthis。Taketheletterandgiveitbacktohim，assoonasyouhaveleftourhouse；notbefore，ofcourse。\"
\"AndwhatshallItellhimbywayofanswer？\"
\"Nothing——ofcourse！That’sthebestanswer。Isitthecasethatyouaregoingtoliveinhishouse？\"
\"Yes，yourfatherkindlyrecommendedmetohim。\"