that she had complete trust in me, but still, would I not give her an I O U for one hundred and fifteen roubles, all the debt I owed her.

She said if only I gave her that, she would trust me again, as much as I liked, and that she would never, never--those were her own words--make use of that I O U till I could pay of myself...

and now, when I have lost my lessons and have nothing to eat, she takes action against me.

What am I to say to that ?" "All these affecting details are no business of ours." Ilya Petrovitch interrupted rudely.

"You must give a written undertaking but as for your love affairs and all these tragic events, we have nothing to do with that." "Come now...