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Chapter 4

           Hereshefoundadelightfullittlehouse,justbuilt,andpreparedforherreceptionwithgreatcareandtaste;andhereshetookupherabodetogetherwiththeladywhohadaccompaniedherfromheroldhome.Inthehousethereweretwoexperiencedmaids,musicalinstrumentsofallsorts,acharming“younglady’slibrary,”pictures,paint-boxes,alap-dog,andeverythingtomakelifeagreeable.WithinafortnightTotskihimselfarrived,andfromthattimeheappearedtohavetakenagreatfancytothispartoftheworldandcamedowneachsummer,stayingtwoandthreemonthsatatime.Sopassedfouryearspeacefullyandhappily,incharmingsurroundings.

           Attheendofthattime,andaboutfourmonthsafterTotski’slastvisit(hehadstayedbutafortnightonthisoccasion),areportreachedNastasiaPhilipovnathathewasabouttobemarriedinSt.Petersburg,toarich,eminent,andlovelywoman.Thereportwasonlypartiallytrue,themarriageprojectbeingonlyinanembryocondition;butagreatchangenowcameoverNastasiaPhilipovna.Shesuddenlydisplayedunusualdecisionofcharacter;andwithoutwastingtimeinthought,shelefthercountryhomeandcameuptoSt.Petersburg,straighttoTotski’shouse,allalone.

           Thelatter,amazedatherconduct,begantoexpresshisdispleasure;butheverysoonbecameawarethathemustchangehisvoice,style,andeverythingelse,withthisyounglady;thegoodoldtimesweregone.Anentirelynewanddifferentwomansatbeforehim,betweenwhomandthegirlhehadleftinthecountrylastJulythereseemednothingincommon.

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