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Chapter 9

           Idonotagree,infactIamangry,whenIhearyoucalledanidiot;youarefartoointelligenttodeservesuchanepithet;butyouaresofarstrangeastobeunlikeothers;thatyoumustallow,yourself.Now,Ihavecometotheconclusionthatthebasisofallthathashappened,hasbeenfirstofallyourinnateinexperience(remarktheexpression‘innate,’prince).Thenfollowsyourunheard-ofsimplicityofheart;thencomesyourabsolutewantofsenseofproportion(tothiswantyouhaveseveraltimesconfessed);andlastly,amass,anaccumulation,ofintellectualconvictionswhichyou,inyourunexampledhonestyofsoul,acceptunquestionablyasalsoinnateandnaturalandtrue.Admit,prince,thatinyourrelationswithNastasiaPhilipovnatherehasexisted,fromtheveryfirst,somethingdemocratic,andthefascination,sotospeak,ofthe‘womanquestion’?IknowallaboutthatscandaloussceneatNastasiaPhilipovna’shousewhenRogojinbroughtthemoney,sixmonthsago.I’llshowyouyourselfasinalooking-glass,ifyoulike.Iknowexactlyallthatwenton,ineverydetail,andwhythingshaveturnedoutastheyhave.Youthirsted,whileinSwitzerland,foryourhome-country,forRussia;youread,doubtless,manybooksaboutRussia,excellentbooks,Idaresay,buthurtfultoyou;andyouarrivedhere;asitwere,onfirewiththelongingtobeofservice.

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