"Gentlemen," hebegan, stillinthesameagitation, "Iwanttomakeafullconfession: thatmoneywasmyown." Thelawyers' .

"Howdoyoumean?" falteredNikolayParfenovitch, "whenatfiveo'clockonthesameday, fromyourownconfession—"

"Damnfiveo'clockonthesamedayandmyownconfession! That'snothingtodowithitnow! Thatmoneywasmyown, myown, thatis, stolenbyme...notmine, Imean, butstolenbyme, anditwasfifteenhundredroubles, andIhaditonmeallthetime, allthetime..."

"Butwheredidyougetit?"

"Itookitoffmyneck, gentlemen, offthisveryneck...itwashere, roundmyneck, sewnupinarag, andI'dhaditroundmyneckalongtime, it'samonthsinceIputitroundmyneck...tomyshameanddisgrace!" "Andfromwhomdidyou...appropriateit?"

"Youmean, 'stealit'? , IconsiderthatIpracticallystoleit, but, ifyouprefer, I 'appropriatedit.' ."

"Lastnight? Butyousaidthatit'samonthsinceyou...obtainedit?..."

", don''tstealitfrommyfather, 'shardtodo, , amonthago, IwassentforbyKaterinaIvanovna, ?"

"Yes, ofcourse."

"'sanoblecreature, , oh, eversolong...andhatedmewithgoodreason, goodreason!"

"KaterinaIvanovna!" , too, stared.