"if you say," she began in shaky tones, "if you say that this woman of yours is mad at all events i have nothing to do with her insane fancies. kindly take these three letters, lef nicolaievitch, and throw them back to her, from me. and if she dares," cried aglaya suddenly, much louder than before, "if she dares so much as write me one word again, tell her i shall tell my father, and that she shall be taken to a lunatic asylum."