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Chapter 15

           

           Heracquaintancesinvitedhertotheir“AtHomes”becauseshewassodecorative.Shewasexhibitedtotheirguestslikeavaluablepicture,orvase,orstatue,orfirescreen.Asforthemen,PtitsinwasoneofRogojin’sfriends;Ferdishenkowasasmuchathomeasafishinthesea,Gania,notyetrecoveredfromhisamazement,appearedtobechainedtoapillory.Theoldprofessordidnotintheleastunderstandwhatwashappening;butwhenhenoticedhowextremelyagitatedthemistressofthehouse,andherfriends,seemed,henearlywept,andtrembledwithfright:buthewouldratherhavediedthanleaveNastasiaPhilipovnaatsuchacrisis,forhelovedherasifshewerehisowngranddaughter.AfanasyIvanovitchgreatlydislikedhavinganythingtodowiththeaffair,buthewastoomuchinterestedtoleave,inspiteofthemadturnthingshadtaken;andafewwordsthathaddroppedfromthelipsofNastasiapuzzledhimsomuch,thathefelthecouldnotgowithoutanexplanation.Heresolvedtherefore,toseeitout,andtoadopttheattitudeofsilentspectator,asmostsuitedtohisdignity.GeneralEpanchinalonedeterminedtodepart.Hewasannoyedatthemannerinwhichhisgifthadbeenreturned,asthoughhehadcondescended,undertheinfluenceofpassion,toplacehimselfonalevelwithPtitsinandFerdishenko,hisself-respectandsenseofdutynowreturnedtogetherwithaconsciousnessofwhatwasduetohissocialrankandofficialimportance.Inshort,heplainlyshowedhisconvictionthatamaninhispositioncouldhavenothingtodowithRogojinandhiscompanions.

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