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Chapter 5

           CanRogojinhavefailedtoobserve,uptonow,thatsheismad?Rogojinattributesherstrangenesstoothercauses,topassion!Whatinsanejealousy!Whatwasithehadhintedatinthatsuggestionofhis?Theprincesuddenlyblushed,andshudderedtohisveryheart.

           Butwhyrecallallthis?Therewasinsanityonbothsides.Forhim,theprince,tolovethiswomanwithpassion,wasunthinkable.Itwouldbecruelandinhuman.Yes.Rogojinisnotfairtohimself;hehasalargeheart;hehasaptitudeforsympathy.Whenhelearnsthetruth,andfindswhatapitiablebeingisthisinjured,broken,half-insanecreature,hewillforgiveherallthetormentshehascausedhim.Hewillbecomeherslave,herbrother,herfriend.CompassionwillteachevenRogojin,itwillshowhimhowtoreason.Compassionisthechieflawofhumanexistence.Oh,howguiltyhefelttowardsRogojin!And,forafewwarm,hastywordsspokeninMoscow,Parfenhadcalledhim“brother,”whilehebutno,thiswasdelirium!Itwouldallcomeright!ThatgloomyParfenhadimpliedthathisfaithwaswaning;hemustsufferdreadfully.Hesaidhelikedtolookatthatpicture;itwasnotthathelikedit,buthefelttheneedoflookingatit.Rogojinwasnotmerelyapassionatesoul;hewasafighter.Hewasfightingfortherestorationofhisdyingfaith.Hemusthavesomethingtoholdontoandbelieve,andsomeonetobelievein.WhatastrangepicturethatofHolbein’sis!Why,thisisthestreet,andhere’sthehouse,No.16.

           Theprincerangthebell,andaskedforNastasiaPhilipovna.

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