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Chapter 2

           ”’Now,wouldyoubelieveit,excellency,everymorningherecitesthisspeechtousfrombeginningtoend,exactlyashespokeitbeforethemagistrate.To-daywehavehearditforthefifthtime.Hewasjuststartingagainwhenyouarrived,somuchdoesheadmireit.Heisnowpreparingtoundertakeanothercase.Ithink,bytheway,thatyouarePrinceMuishkin?Coliatellsmeyouarethecleverestmanhehaseverknown....”

           “Thecleverestintheworld,”interruptedhisunclehastily.

           “Idonotpaymuchattentiontothatopinion,”continuedtheyoungmancalmly.“Coliaisveryfondofyou,buthe,”pointingtoLebedeff,“isflatteringyou.IcanassureyouIhavenointentionofflatteringyou,oranyoneelse,butatleastyouhavesomecommon-sense.Well,willyoujudgebetweenus?Shallweasktheprincetoactasarbitrator?”hewenton,addressinghisuncle.

           “Iamsogladyouchancedtocomehere,prince.”

           “Iagree,”saidLebedeff,firmly,lookingroundinvoluntarilyathisdaughter,whohadcomenearer,andwaslisteningattentivelytotheconversation.

           “Whatisitallabout?”askedtheprince,frowning.Hisheadached,andhefeltsurethatLebedeffwastryingtocheathiminsomeway,andonlytalkingtoputofftheexplanationthathehadcomefor.

           “Iwilltellyouallthestory.Iamhisnephew;hedidspeakthetruththere,althoughheisgenerallytellinglies.IamattheUniversity,andhavenotyetfinishedmycourse.

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