But it won't be, I imagine, a great grief to him to go, and his presence was distasteful to me and to my wife.

" "But it's insulting to him! _Et puis c'est ridicule_.

" "And to me it's both insulting and distressing! And I'm not at fault in any way, and there's no need for me to suffer.

" "Well, this I didn't expect of you! _On peut etre jaloux, mais a ce point, c'est du dernier ridicule!_" Levin turned quickly, and walked away from him into the depths of the avenue, and he went on walking up and down alone.