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Chapter 1

           Aglayabroketheseal,andreadasfollows:

           “Onceyoudidmethehonourofgivingmeyourconfidence.Perhapsyouhavequiteforgottenmenow!HowisitthatIamwritingtoyou?Idonotknow;butIamconsciousofanirresistibledesiretoremindyouofmyexistence,especiallyyou.HowmanytimesIhaveneededallthreeofyou;butonlyyouhavedweltalwaysinmymind’seye.IneedyouIneedyouverymuch.Iwillnotwriteaboutmyself.Ihavenothingtotellyou.ButIlongforyoutobehappy.Areyouhappy?ThatisallIwishedtosaytoyouYourbrother,

           “Pr.L.Muishkin.”

           Onreadingthisshortanddisconnectednote,Aglayasuddenlyblushedallover,andbecameverythoughtful.

           Itwouldbedifficulttodescribeherthoughtsatthatmoment.Oneofthemwas,“ShallIshowittoanyone?”Butshewasashamedtoshowit.Sosheendedbyhidingitinhertabledrawer,withaverystrange,ironicalsmileuponherlips.

           Nextday,shetookitout,andputitintoalargebook,assheusuallydidwithpaperswhichshewantedtobeabletofindeasily.Shelaughedwhen,aboutaweeklater,shehappenedtonoticethenameofthebook,andsawthatitwasDonQuixote,butitwouldbedifficulttosayexactlywhy.

           Icannotsay,either,whethersheshowedthelettertohersisters.

           Butwhenshehadreaditherselfoncemore,itsuddenlystruckherthatsurelythatconceitedboy,Colia,hadnotbeentheonechosencorrespondentoftheprinceallthiswhile

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