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was afraid that, if he pardoned her, it would
be demoralising for the other servants. He was
very doubtful what to do, but suddenly an idea
struck him.
‘Yes,’ he said, ‘though stealing is a great sin,
I should have pardoned you, if you hadn’t done
anything else. But through you, a poor innocent
girl has suffered cruelly; remember, it was
your fault that Fekluscha had to undergo this
dreadful humiliation of public chastisement. For
her sake, I cannot forgive you. So, if you
insist on wishing to remain here, I only consent
on one condition; that you ask Fekluscha’s
pardon, and kiss her hand in presence of all
the servants. If you agree to that, in God’s
name you may stay!’
Nobody expected that Maria Vasiljevna would
consent to such a condition. How should she,
proud as she was, condescend to humiliate
herself publicly before a serf, and kiss her hand
into the bargain? But to the general surprise
she did consent.
An hour later, the whole household was
gathered in the large entrance hall, in order to
assist at this peculiar spectacle: Maria Vasiljevna
kissing Fekluscha’s hand. The general had
insisted on its being done publicly, in the most
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