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Chapter 12

           

           “Mydearyoungfriend,youhavehitonmyveryidea.ItwasnotforthisrubbishIaskedyoutocomeoverhere”(hepocketedthemoney,however,atthispoint),“itwastoinviteyourallianceinthecampaignagainstNastasiaPhilipovnatonight.Howwellitsounds,‘GeneralIvolginandPrinceMuishkin.’That’llfetchher,Ithink,eh?Capital!We’llgoatnine;there’stimeyet.”

           “Wheredoesshelive?”

           “Oh,alongwayoff,neartheGreatTheatre,justinthesquarethereItwon’tbealargeparty.”

           Thegeneralsatonandon.Hehadorderedafreshbottlewhentheprincearrived;thistookhimanhourtodrink,andthenhehadanother,andanother,duringtheconsumptionofwhichhetoldprettynearlythewholestoryofhislife.Theprincewasindespair.HefeltthatthoughhehadbutappliedtothismiserableolddrunkardbecausehesawnootherwayofgettingtoNastasiaPhilipovna’s,yethehadbeenverywrongtoputtheslightestconfidenceinsuchaman.

           Atlastheroseanddeclaredthathewouldwaitnolonger.Thegeneralrosetoo,drankthelastdropsthathecouldsqueezeoutofthebottle,andstaggeredintothestreet.

           Muishkinbegantodespair.Hecouldnotimaginehowhehadbeensofoolishastotrustthisman.Heonlywantedonething,andthatwastogettoNastasiaPhilipovna’s,evenatthecostofacertainamountofimpropriety.Butnowthescandalthreatenedtobemorethanhehadbargainedfor.

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