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Chapter 11

           Helaughedashehadperhapsneverlaughedbefore,andstillmorewhenhesawtheprinceflushinguptohistemples.HewasdelightedthattheprinceshouldbejealousaboutAglaya.However,hestoppedimmediatelyonseeingthattheotherwasreallyhurt,andtheconversationcontinued,veryearnestly,foranhourormore.

           Nextdaytheprincehadtogototown,onbusiness.Returningintheafternoon,hehappeneduponGeneralEpanchinatthestation.Thelatterseizedhishand,glancingaroundnervously,asifhewereafraidofbeingcaughtinwrong-doing,anddraggedhimintoafirst-classcompartment.Hewasburningtospeakaboutsomethingofimportance.

           “Inthefirstplace,mydearprince,don’tbeangrywithme.Iwouldhavecometoseeyouyesterday,butIdidn’tknowhowLizabethaProkofievnawouldtakeit.Mydearfellow,myhouseissimplyahelljustnow,asortofsphinxhastakenupitsabodethere.Weliveinanatmosphereofriddles;Ican’tmakeheadortailofanything.Asforyou,Ifeelsureyouaretheleasttoblameofanyofus,thoughyoucertainlyhavebeenthecauseofagooddealoftrouble.Yousee,it’sallverypleasanttobeaphilanthropist;butitcanbecarriedtoofar.OfcourseIadmirekind-heartedness,andIesteemmywife,but

           Thegeneralwanderedoninthisdisconnectedwayforalongtime;itwasclearthathewasmuchdisturbedbysomecircumstancewhichhecouldmakenothingof.

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