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Chapter 12

           Sheseatedherselfopposite,leanedherrightcheekonherhand,andsatinsilence,hereyesfixedonMuishkin,nowandagainsighingdeeply.Thethreechildren,twolittlegirlsandaboy,Lenotchkabeingtheeldest,cameandleantonthetableandalsostaredsteadilyathim.PresentlyColiaappearedfromtheadjoiningroom.

           “Iamverygladindeedtohavemetyouhere,Colia,”saidtheprince.“Canyoudosomethingforme?ImustseeNastasiaPhilipovna,andIaskedArdalionAlexandrovitchjustnowtotakemetoherhouse,buthehasgonetosleep,asyousee.Willyoushowmetheway,forIdonotknowthestreet?Ihavetheaddress,though;itisclosetotheGrandTheatre.”

           “NastasiaPhilipovna?Shedoesnotlivethere,andtotellyouthetruthmyfatherhasneverbeentoherhouse!Itisstrangethatyoushouldhavedependedonhim!ShelivesnearWladimirStreet,attheFiveCorners,anditisquitecloseby.Willyougodirectly?Itisjusthalf-pastnine.Iwillshowyouthewaywithpleasure.”

           Coliaandtheprincewentofftogether.Alas!thelatterhadnomoneytopayforacab,sotheywereobligedtowalk.

           “IshouldhavelikedtohavetakenyoutoseeHippolyte,”saidColia.“Heistheeldestsonoftheladyyoumetjustnow,andwasinthenextroom.Heisill,andhasbeeninbedallday.Butheisratherstrange,andextremelysensitive,andIthoughthemightbeupsetconsideringthecircumstancesinwhichyoucame...Somehowittouchesmeless,asitconcernsmyfather,whileitishismother.

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