" "Well, I can see that I don't please you. Well, then,
you'd best tell me so straight and give me a little for a cab, and
some more, now; as much as you want ... The money for the night is
paid anyway, and I only have to ride up to ... there."
Lichonin seized his hair, flung himself about the room and began
to declaim:
"Ah, not that, not that, not that! Just understand me, Liuba! To
go on with that which happened in the morning--that's ... that's
swinishness, bestiality, and unworthy of a man who respects
himself. Love! Love--this is a full blending of minds, thoughts,
souls, interests, and not of the bodies alone. Love is a
tremendous, great emotion, mighty as the universe, and not the
sprawling in bed. There's no such love between us, Liubochka. If
it'll come, it will be wonderful happiness both for you and for
me. But in the meantime--I'm your friend, your faithful comrade,
on the path of life. And that's enough, and that will do ... And
though I'm no stranger to human frailties, still, I count myself
an honest man."
Liubka seemed to wilt. "He thinks I want him to marry me.
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