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speakofsomethingserioustoyou，foronceinmylife？\"sheasked，angrily。Shewasirritatedatsheknewnotwhat，andcouldnotrestrainherwrath。
\"Ofcourseyoumay；Iamverygladtolisten，\"repliedMuishkin。
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\"Idonotwishtoquarrelwiththemaboutthis；insomethingstheywon’tbereasonable。Ialwaysdidfeelaloathingforthelawswhichseemtoguidemamma’sconductattimes。Idon’tspeakoffather，forhecannotbeexpectedtobeanythingbutwhatheis。Motherisanoble-mindedwoman，Iknow；youtrytosuggestanythingmeantoher，andyou’llsee！Butsheissuchaslavetothesemiserablecreatures！Idon’tmeanoldBielokonskialone。