others for the rest of his life! Better hang oneself at once! And they

did not know how to change the notes either; the man who changed the

notes took five thousand roubles, and his hands trembled. He counted

the first four thousand, but did not count the fifth thousand- he

was in such a hurry to get the money into his pocket and run away.

Of course he roused suspicion. And the whole thing came to a crash

through one fool! Is it possible?"

"That his hands trembled?" observed Zametov, "yes, that's quite