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I impatiently awaited the answer to my letter, not daring to hope, buttrying to stifle sad forebodings that would arise. I had not yetattempted any explanation as regarded Vassilissa Igorofna and herhusband. But my courtship could be no surprise to them, as neither Maryanor myself made any secret of our feelings before them, and we were surebeforehand of their consent. At last, one fine day, Saveliitch came into my room with a letter in hishand. I took it trembling. The address was written in my father's hand. This prepared me for something serious, since it was usually my motherwho wrote, and he only added a few lines at the end.

For a long time Icould not make up my mind to break the seal. At last I resolved to open it, and I did not need toread more than the first few lines to see that the whole affair was atthe devil. I shall write immediately to AndrejKarlovitch to beg him to send you away from Fort Belogorsk to some placestill further removed, so that you may get over this folly. I pray God may correct you, though I scarcelydare trust in His goodness. Theharsh expressions which my father had not scrupled to make use of hurtme deeply; the contempt which he cast on Marya Ivanofna appeared to meas unjust as it was unseemly; while, finally, the idea of being sentaway from Fort Belogorsk dismayed me.

But I was, above all, grieved atmy mother's illness. I was disgusted with Saveliitch, never doubting that it was he who hadmade known my duel to my parents. But God knows I wasonly running to stand between you and Alexey Ivanytch's sword. Accursedold age alone prevented me. What have I now done to your mother? Were you put in my service to be a spy upon me? Here,be so good as to read what master has written to me, and see if it was Iwho denounced you. Is it thus you doyour duty and act up to your master's wishes? I shall send you to keepthe pigs, old rascal, for having hid from me the truth, and for yourweak compliance with the lad's whims.

On receipt of this letter, I orderyou to let me know directly the state of his health, which, judging bywhat I hear, is improving, and to tell me exactly the place where he washit, and if the wound be well healed. I begged his pardon,but the old man was inconsolable. I am an olddog.

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I'm only fit, to keep pigs, and in addition to all this I am thecause of your wound. The General? He did not seem to trouble himself much about me; and,indeed, Ivan Kouzmitch had not thought it necessary to report my duel tohim. I could not think.

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My suspicions fell upon Chvabrine; he alonecould profit by this betrayal, which might end in my banishment from thefort and my separation from the Commandant's family. I was going to tellall to Marya Ivanofna when she met me on the doorstep. In her turn she grew pale. Your parents do not want me in your family; God'swill be done! God knows better than we do what is fit for us. There isnothing to be done, Petr' Andrejitch; may you at least be happy. Let us go and throw ourselves at your parents'feet. They are honest people, neither proud nor hard; they--they willgive us their blessing--we will marry, and then with time, I am sure, weshall succeed in mollifying my father.

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My mother will intercede for us,and he will forgive me. Without their blessing you would not behappy. Let us submit to the will of God. I meant to follow her to her room; butI felt unable to control myself, and I went home.

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I was seated, deep inmelancholy reflections, when Saveliitch suddenly came and interruptedme. And I, who amnot an old dog, but your faithful servant, I do obey my master's orders,and I have ever served you zealously, even unto white hairs. I did notwrite to you about Petr' Andrejitch's wound in order not to frighten youwithout cause, and now we hear that our mistress, our mother, AvdotiaVassilieva is ill of fright, and I shall go and pray heaven for herhealth. Hissuperiors, according to hearsay, are well pleased with him, andVassilissa Igorofna treats him as her own son; and because such anaffair should have happened to him you must not reproach him; the horsemay have four legs and yet stumble.

And you deign to write that you willsend me to keep the pigs. My lord's will be done. And now I salute youdown to the ground. I did not feel equal to writing to my father.

And to make mymother easy the letter of Saveliitch seemed to me amply sufficient. From this day my position underwent a change. Marya Ivanofna scarcelyever spoke to me, and even tried to avoid me.

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Our officer has a plan to learn which three cards he is to use in his game This very short piece was tense and I read these two short works by Pushkin separately at Project Gutenberg, but I am reviewing them this way to save myself some 'paperwork'. This very short piece was tense and thrilling, with an ending that made me want to cheer, it was so perfect.

Once I figured out that they were all the same book, I chose my title and started reading what seemed at first to be a fairly simple tale of a young wastrel who gets sent off to the army to learn to be a man. But things happen, as they always do, and the story soon became full of surprises on more than one level, with Marie, the daughter of the commandant at the fort being the biggest surprise of all for our hero.

These were my second and third works by Pushkin, and I throughly enjoyed them. But I do wish Pushkin had listened to the advice given to his hero Peter when a duel has been arranged between himself and another young officer.

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An older officer tells the hot-blooded young Peter: "Ah! What then? A harsh word can not be hung up by the neck. He gives you impertinence, give him the same; if he give you a slap, return the blow; he a second, you a third; in the end we will compel you to make peace If he had not been quite so fussy about his honor, perhaps we would have had many more wonderful stories like these. View all 3 comments. Jun 28, Ladiibbug rated it really liked it.

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