“I’ve heard so. Well, we’ll leave that question just now. Why am I a scandalmonger? Why did she call me a scandalmonger? And mind, after she had heard every word I had to tell her, and had asked all sorts of questions besides⁠—but such is the way of women. For her sake I entered into relations with Rogojin⁠—an interesting man! At her request I arranged a personal interview between herself and Nastasia Philipovna. Could she have been angry because I hinted that she was enjoying Nastasia Philipovna’s ‘leavings’? Why, I have been impressing it upon her all this while for her own good. Two letters have I written her in that strain, and I began straight off today about its being humiliating for her. Besides, the word ‘leavings’ is not my invention. At all events, they all used it at Gania’s, and she used it herself. So why am I a scandalmonger? I see⁠—I see you are tremendously amused, at this moment! Probably you are laughing at me and fitting those silly lines to my case⁠—