'And you believed him?'
Fustov nodded.
'Yes! I believed him.... He said, too, that with the young one... In
fact, my behaviour is unjustifiable.'
'And you went away so as to break everything off?'
'Yes; that's the best way... in such cases. I acted savagely, savagely,'
he repeated.
We were both silent. Each of us felt that the other was ashamed; but it
was easier for me; I was not ashamed of myself.