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"Oh, you particular gentleman! Principles! You are worked by

principles, as it were by springs; you won't venture to turn

round on your own account. If a man is a nice fellow, that's the

only principle I go upon. Zametov is a delightful person."

"Though he does take bribes."

"Well, he does! and what of it? I don't care if he does take

bribes," Razumihin cried with unnatural irritability. "I don't

praise him for taking bribes. I only say he is a nice man in his

own way! But if one looks at men in all ways--are there many good

ones left? Why, I am sure I shouldn't be worth a baked onion

myself... perhaps with you thrown in."

"That's too little; I'd give two for you."