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Directly after the death of Anfisa I would have sent my friends to propose for you , and all would have been right ! Right before the law ; without sin , without shame . That was my mistake , and this mistake will take away from me five or ten years of my life . Such a mistake as that makes an old man of one before one 's time . '' Silan Petroff spoke with decision , but quietly , while , an expression of inflexible determination flashed from his face , giving him the appearance of a man who was ready then and there to fight and struggle for the right to love . `` Well , it 's all right now ; do n't trouble yourself any more . We have talked about it more than once already , '' whispered Marka , freeing herself gently from his arms , and returning to her oar .