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Chapter 12

           “Whenyourmasterandmistressreturn,myman,tellthemthatGeneralIvolginandPrinceMuishkindesiredtopresentthemselves,andthattheywereextremelysorry,excessivelygrieved...”

           Justthenanotherpersonbelongingtothehouseholdwasseenatthebackofthehall.Itwasawomanofsomefortyyears,dressedinsombrecolours,probablyahousekeeperoragoverness.Hearingthenamesshecameforwardwithalookofsuspiciononherface.

           “MarieAlexandrovnaisnotathome,”saidshe,staringhardatthegeneral.“Shehasgonetohermother’s,withAlexandraMichailovna.”

           “AlexandraMichailovnaout,too!Howdisappointing!Wouldyoubelieveit,Iamalwayssounfortunate!MayImostrespectfullyaskyoutopresentmycomplimentstoAlexandraMichailovna,andremindher...tellher,thatwithmywholeheartIwishforherwhatshewishedforherselfonThursdayevening,whileshewaslisteningtoChopin’sBallade.Shewillremember.Iwishitwithallsincerity.GeneralIvolginandPrinceMuishkin!”

           Thewoman’sfacechanged;shelosthersuspiciousexpression.

           “Iwillnotfailtodeliveryourmessage,”shereplied,andbowedthemout.

           Astheywentdownstairsthegeneralregrettedrepeatedlythathehadfailedtointroducetheprincetohisfriends.

           “YouknowIamabitofapoet,”saidhe.“Haveyounoticedit?Thepoeticsoul,youknow.”Thenheaddedsuddenly“Butafterall...

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