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Chapter 3

           Thereissuchathingasbusiness,andIreallydonotseewhatpossiblereasontherecanbe,orwhatwehaveincommonto

           “Oh,thereisnoreason,ofcourse,andIsupposethereisnothingincommonbetweenus,orverylittle;forifIamPrinceMuishkin,andyourwifehappenstobeamemberofmyhouse,thatcanhardlybecalleda‘reason.’Iquiteunderstandthat.Andyetthatwasmywholemotiveforcoming.YouseeIhavenotbeeninRussiaforfouryears,andknewverylittleaboutanythingwhenIleft.Ihadbeenveryillforalongtime,andIfeelnowtheneedofafewgoodfriends.Infact,IhaveacertainquestionuponwhichImuchneedadvice,anddonotknowwhomtogotoforit.IthoughtofyourfamilywhenIwaspassingthroughBerlin.‘Theyarealmostrelations,’Isaidtomyself,‘soI’llbeginwiththem;perhapswemaygetonwitheachother,Iwiththemandtheywithme,iftheyarekindpeople;’andIhaveheardthatyouareverykindpeople!”

           “Oh,thankyou,thankyou,I’msure,”repliedthegeneral,considerablytakenaback.“MayIaskwhereyouhavetakenupyourquarters?”

           “Nowhere,asyet.”

           “What,straightfromthestationtomyhouse?Andhowaboutyourluggage?”

           “Ionlyhadasmallbundle,containinglinen,withme,nothingmore.Icancarryitinmyhand,easily.Therewillbeplentyoftimetotakearoominsomehotelbytheevening.”

           “Oh,thenyoudointendtotakearoom?”

           “Ofcourse.

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