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1  You know Dounia, of course; you know how clever she is and what a strong will she has.
Crime and Punishment By Fyodor Dostoevsky
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2  And it would have meant a terrible scandal for Dounia too; that would have been inevitable.
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3  All this was set going by Marfa Petrovna who managed to slander Dounia and throw dirt at her in every family.
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4  You know how I love you; you are all we have to look to, Dounia and I, you are our all, our one hope, our one stay.
Crime and Punishment By Fyodor Dostoevsky
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5  Dounia can endure a great deal and even in the most difficult cases she has the fortitude to maintain her firmness.
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6  There were various other reasons owing to which Dounia could not hope to escape from that awful house for another six weeks.
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7  Marfa Petrovna was completely taken aback, and 'again crushed' as she said herself to us, but she was completely convinced of Dounia's innocence.
Crime and Punishment By Fyodor Dostoevsky
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8  And a heavy shower of rain came on, too, and Dounia, insulted and put to shame, had to drive with a peasant in an open cart all the seventeen versts into town.
Crime and Punishment By Fyodor Dostoevsky
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9  Then she came straight from the Cathedral to us, told us the whole story, wept bitterly and, fully penitent, she embraced Dounia and besought her to forgive her.
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10  Possibly he was ashamed and horrified himself at his own flighty hopes, considering his years and his being the father of a family; and that made him angry with Dounia.
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11  Marfa Petrovna accidentally overheard her husband imploring Dounia in the garden, and, putting quite a wrong interpretation on the position, threw the blame upon her, believing her to be the cause of it all.
Crime and Punishment By Fyodor Dostoevsky
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12  For a whole month the town was full of gossip about this scandal, and it came to such a pass that Dounia and I dared not even go to church on account of the contemptuous looks, whispers, and even remarks made aloud about us.
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13  The same morning without any delay, she went round to all the houses in the town and everywhere, shedding tears, she asserted in the most flattering terms Dounia's innocence and the nobility of her feelings and her behavior.
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14  But at last he lost all control and had the face to make Dounia an open and shameful proposal, promising her all sorts of inducements and offering, besides, to throw up everything and take her to another estate of his, or even abroad.
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15  We deceived you then, writing that this money came from Dounia's savings, but that was not so, and now I tell you all about it, because, thank God, things have suddenly changed for the better, and that you may know how Dounia loves you and what a heart she has.
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16  What made it all so difficult was that Dounia received a hundred roubles in advance when she took the place as governess in their family, on condition of part of her salary being deducted every month, and so it was impossible to throw up the situation without repaying the debt.
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17  Anyway she succeeded in completely re-establishing Dounia's reputation and the whole ignominy of this affair rested as an indelible disgrace upon her husband, as the only person to blame, so that I really began to feel sorry for him; it was really treating the crazy fellow too harshly.
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