Chapter 37 37 Fiancé and Dad

I heard you are getting married soon!At the villa ball an acquaintance asked Peter.Petrovich.Mirkin, when will the boy's farewell party be held?The bride holds a maiden farewell party. 】Woolen cloth? How did you know I was getting married soon?Mirkin was on fire, which bastard told you that? That's what everyone says, and it's obvious from all the signs that you shouldn't keep it a secret, brother, you think we don't know anything, but we've seen you through, we know everything!Heh heh heh I can tell by all the signs that you stay at the Kondrashkin's all day long, that you eat lunch and dinner there, sing ballads, and that you only talk to Nastenka.Kondrashkina walks alone, brings flowers to her alone, drags her into us all, sir!I met Kondrashkin himself the other day, and he said it himself, everything is settled for you, how about the wedding as soon as you move back to the city from the dacha?God bless you!I am happy for you, and even more so for Kondrashkin, for the poor man has seven daughters!Seven!Is this a joke?It's good to have a chance to get one out.

He's the tenth person to mention this marriage to me, thought Mirkin.On what grounds do they draw such conclusions, to hell with them all!Just because I eat at Kondrashkin's every day, and I can't go for a walk with Nastenka, it's time to stop this rumor, it's time, if I don't get it right, I'll go to this stupid Kondra tomorrow Shijin made it clear and told him not to wishful thinking, but for me, get away as soon as possible! On the second day of the above-mentioned conversation, Mirkin came to the study in the dacha of Kondrashkin, the minister of the seventh rank, feeling embarrassed and somewhat frightened.

Welcome, Peter.Petrovich!The master greeted him and said, How's your day going, okay?Are you bored, dear?Hehehe Nastenka will be here soon she went to Gusev's house and will be back in a while I, to tell you the truth, did not come to see Nastasya. 】.Kirilovna's, Mirkin stammered, rubbing his eyes in embarrassment, but I came to you and I need to talk to you about something, oh, something fell into my eye So what are you going to talk about?Kondrashkin rolled his eyes, hey hey why are you so coy, dear?Cough, man, man!I really can't help you young people!I know what you're trying to say!hey hey hey should have been

To be honest, for some reason it happened, you see, here it is, I came to say goodbye to you and I'm leaving tomorrow What do you mean you're leaving?asked Kondrashkin, staring. It's simple I'm getting out of here and that's it Please allow me to thank you and your family for the hospitality Your daughters are all so lovely I will never forget this time I'm sorry, Mr. Kondrashkin blushed, I don't quite understand what you mean Of course, everyone has the right to get out of here and you can do what you want, but sir, you're dishonest in trying to sneak, gentlemen!

I, I, I don't understand, why do I want to slip? You come here every day throughout the summer, eating and drinking, people have hope for you, you talk nonsense with the girls from morning to night, but suddenly you say: I'm leaving! I never let people have any hope You didn't propose, of course, but isn't it clear what your words and deeds meant?Come to dinner every day, every night with Nastya [Note: Nastasya's nickname. ] Arm in arm? Could it be that all of this has no intention?Only fiancés eat at other people's houses every day. If you are not fiancé, can I provide you with food and drink?Yes, you are dishonest!I don't even want to listen to you!You have to propose or I'll be that

Nastasia.Kirilovna is lovely, a good girl, I respect her, and I don't think a better wife could have been found, but our beliefs and opinions are at odds. That's why.Kondrashkin smiled, didn't he?Oh my darling, how can you find a wife who agrees exactly with her husband?Oh, young man, young man!Childish, childish!As long as I talk about some point of view, really, hehehe, I'm so excited. Now that you disagree, it doesn't matter. As long as the couple lives for a while, all these bumps will be smoothed out. The new road is not easy to walk. Wait for the coming and going vehicles to press for a while, let alone how flat it is!

You are right, but I am not good enough for Nastasya.Kirilovna Proportional, commensurate!Not worth mentioning!You are a good young man! You still don't understand my deficiencies, I'm poor It doesn't matter!You get paid every month, thank God i'm an alcoholic no no no!I never saw you drunk once!Kondrashkin waved his hands straight, young people have to drink too much, I was young too, too much alcohol is inevitable But I'm an alcoholic.My problem is hereditary. I do not believe!Such a young man who looks like a flower suddenly becomes addicted to alcohol!I do not believe!

This old ghost, you can't fool him!But, thought Mirkin, he really wanted to push his daughter out!He said aloud: In addition to alcoholism, I have other problems.I take bribes Good boy, who doesn't take bribes?Hey hey.Look what a fuss he made! Besides, I have no right to marry until I know the sentence against me. There is one thing I have been keeping from you, and now you should know the whole truth. I am in a lawsuit for embezzlement. Sue?Kondrashkin was stunned, wasn't he!This is news. I didn't know there was such a thing.It is true that you cannot marry until the judgment is made, so is the sum you embezzled large?

One hundred and forty four thousand. That's right, that's a lot of money!That's right, this matter does have a taste of Siberia [Note: Refers to exile in Siberia. ] In this way, my girl can only ruin her future in vain.Since this is the case, there is nothing to say, God bless you With a sigh of relief, Mirkin reached for his hat. But, Kondrashkin thought for a moment, went on, if Nastenka really loved you, she could go there with you.What is love if she is afraid of sacrifice?Besides, Tomsk Province is very rich.Life in Siberia, boy, is better than here.If it weren't for my family and my family, I would have gone early.You can propose!

This old ghost is stubborn!Mirkin thought, as long as he could get rid of it, he would marry his daughter to the devil.He said loudly again: But I haven't finished talking about the fact that I was sued not only because I embezzled public funds, but also forged evidence. Anyway, the same!Convicted only once! Pooh! Why are you spitting so loudly? Nothing you listen to me, I haven't confessed it all to you Don't make me tell the privacy of my life Terrible privacy! I don't want to know your privacy!Trivial, not worth mentioning! Not trivial, Kirill.Trofimage!If you hear and know who I am, you will definitely break up with me. I am a fugitive convict! !

Kondrashkin jumped away from Mirkin as if stung by a wasp, almost petrified.For a full minute he stood tongue-tied and motionless, looking at Mirkin with horror in his eyes, then sank into the armchair, groaning incessantly. I didn't expect him to mutter, who did I warm up with my chest! [Note: It comes from Aesop's fable; the farmer saved the frozen snake by warming his chest, but was bitten to death by the snake. 】Walk!For God's sake, you go!Don't make me see you again!Oops! Mirkin picked up his hat and walked triumphantly towards the door wait!Kondrashkin called to him, why haven't you been caught until now? Now that I've changed my name and surname, it's not easy to catch me. You could live like this all your life and die without anyone knowing who you are!You must know that you are an honest man now, you have repented long ago, God bless you, that's it, you get married! Mirkin broke out in a cold sweat. He really couldn't make up a scarier story than the convicts on the run. There was only one way in front of him: run away shamelessly without giving any reason. He was about to rush out the door when another idea flashed into his mind Listen to me, you don't know the whole story, he said, I'm crazy, and it's forbidden for the insane and the crazy to marry I don't believe it!A madman can't speak so logically If you say this, you can see that you don't understand!Don't you know that many crazy people only go crazy when they are sick, and the rest of the time they are just like normal people? I do not believe!Stop talking! In this case, I will get you a doctor's certificate! Prove me, but you don't have a good madman! I'll bring you the proof in half an hour and see you later! Mirkin grabbed his hat and hurried out.Five minutes later he had entered the house of his friend Dr. Fetyuyev, but unfortunately he was just in time for the doctor to fix his hair because he had just had a quarrel with his wife. My friend, I have something to ask of you!Here's the thing, he said to the doctor, that someone wanted me to marry, and to get out of this catastrophe, I came up with the idea of ​​playing crazy. In a sense, it was Hamlet's way. The protagonist of the novel, in order to avenge the murder of his father, he pretended to be a madman. 】You know, lunatics are forbidden to get married. For the sake of friends, give me a lunatic certificate! You don't want to get married?the doctor asked. Absolutely not! If this is the case, then I can’t give you a certificate. The doctor smoothed his hair and said, people who don’t want to get married are definitely not crazy, on the contrary, they are the smartest people. When you want to get married, come, I will definitely Give you a certificate and only then will it prove that you are indeed crazy