The Margin

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The Four Thousand Roubles

Also known as four thousand roubles, his last four thousand roubles.

The four thousand roubles are the earlier sum tied to the first painful bond between Dmitri and Katerina. By the prison interview, Dmitri fears that Katerina may tell in court how she bowed to the ground after that money. The sum matters less as cash than as a public wound in their history of pride, debt, and humiliation.

XI-V. Not You, Not You!

At Katerina's house, Alyosha asks her to spare both herself and Dmitri by not telling the old story at the trial, and she reacts with bitter pride.

XII-IV. Fortune Smiles On Mitya

When Katerina testifies, she tells the court how Dmitri gave her his last four thousand roubles, and the story briefly helps the defense by making him appear generous rather than greedy.

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