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Chapter 8

           Didhelovethewomanorhateher?Thisquestionhedidnotonceaskhimselftoday;hisheartwasquitepure.Heknewwhomheloved.Hewasnotsomuchafraidofthismeeting,norofitsstrangeness,norofanyreasonstheremightbeforit,unknowntohimself;hewasafraidofthewomanherself,NastasiaPhilipovna.Heremembered,somedaysafterwards,howduringallthosefeveredhourshehadseenbuthereyes,herlook,hadheardhervoice,strangewordsofhers;herememberedthatthiswasso,althoughhecouldnotrecollectthedetailsofhisthoughts.

           HecouldrememberthatVerabroughthimsomedinner,andthathetookit;butwhetherhesleptafterdinner,orno,hecouldnotrecollect.

           HeonlyknewthathebegantodistinguishthingsclearlyfromthemomentwhenAglayasuddenlyappeared,andhejumpedupfromthesofaandwenttomeether.Itwasjustaquarterpastseventhen.

           Aglayawasquitealone,anddressed,apparentlyhastily,inalightmantle.Herfacewaspale,asithadbeeninthemorning,andhereyeswereablazewithbrightbutsubduedfire.Hehadneverseenthatexpressioninhereyesbefore.

           Shegazedattentivelyathim.

           “Youarequiteready,Iobserve,”shesaid,withabsolutecomposure,“dressed,andyourhatinyourhand.Iseesomebodyhasthoughtfittowarnyou,andIknowwho.Hippolyte?”

           “Yes,hetoldme,”saidtheprince,feelingonlyhalfalive.

           “Comethen.

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