The Disappointment of Dounia Petrovna

Marfa petrovna accidentally overheard her husband imploring dounia in the garden, and puttig quite a wrong interpretation on the position. An awful scene took place between them on the spot in the garden. For a whole month, the town was full of gossip about this scandal. I dared not write to you the truth, because you would have been very unhappy, mortified and indignant. And yet, what could you do? You could only perhaps ruin yourself. Only think now, what answer could i have sent to the letter i received from you two months ago? And what could i have written? I was in despair.

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