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Chapter 6

           AstoGeneralIvolgin,hescarcelybudgedfromLebedeff’shouse,andseemedtohavemovedtoPavlofskwithhim.LebedeffdidhisbesttokeepArdalionAlexandrovitchbyhim,andtopreventhimfrominvadingtheprince’squarters.Hechattedwithhimconfidentially,sothattheymighthavebeentakenforoldfriends.Duringthosethreedaystheprincehadnoticedthattheyfrequentlyheldlongconversations;heoftenheardtheirvoicesraisedinargumentondeepandlearnedsubjects,whichevidentlypleasedLebedeff.Heseemedasifhecouldnotdowithoutthegeneral.ButitwasnotonlyArdalionAlexandrovitchwhomLebedeffkeptoutoftheprince’sway.Sincetheyhadcometothevilla,hetreatedhisownfamilythesame.Uponthepretextthathistenantneededquiet,hekepthimalmostinisolation,andMuishkinprotestedinvainagainstthisexcessofzeal.Lebedeffstampedhisfeetathisdaughtersanddrovethemawayiftheyattemptedtojointheprinceontheterrace;notevenVerawasexcepted.

           “Theywillloseallrespectiftheyareallowedtobesofreeandeasy;besidesitisnotproperforthem,”hedeclaredatlast,inanswertoadirectquestionfromtheprince.

           “Whyonearthnot?”askedthelatter.“Really,youknow,youaremakingyourselfanuisance,bykeepingguardovermelikethis.Igetboredallbymyself;Ihavetoldyousooverandoveragain,andyougetonmynervesmorethaneverbywavingyourhandsandcreepinginandoutinthemysteriouswayyoudo.

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