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Chapter 11

           

           Inspiteofthekindly-meantconsolationsofhisnewfriends,theprincewalkedtohishotelininexpressibleanguishofspirit,throughthehot,dustystreets,aimlesslystaringatthefacesofthosewhopassedhim.Arrivedathisdestination,hedeterminedtorestawhileinhisroombeforehestartedforRogojin’soncemore.Hesatdown,restedhiselbowsonthetableandhisheadonhishands,andfelltothinking.

           Heavenknowshowlonganduponwhatsubjectshethought.Hethoughtofmanythings—ofVeraLebedeff,andofherfather;ofHippolyte;ofRogojinhimself,firstatthefuneral,thenashehadmethiminthepark,then,suddenly,astheyhadmetinthisverypassage,outside,whenRogojinhadwatchedinthedarknessandawaitedhimwithupliftedknife.Theprincerememberedhisenemy’seyesastheyhadglaredathiminthedarkness.Heshuddered,asasuddenideastruckhim.

           Thisideawas,thatifRogojinwereinPetersburg,thoughhemighthideforatime,yethewasquitesuretocometohim—theprince—beforelong,witheithergoodorevilintentions,butprobablywiththesameintentionasonthatotheroccasion.Atallevents,ifRogojinweretocomeatallhewouldbesuretoseektheprincehere—hehadnoothertownaddress—perhapsinthissamecorridor;hemightwellseekhimhereifheneededhim.Andperhapshedidneedhim.Thisideaseemedquitenaturaltotheprince,thoughhecouldnothaveexplainedwhyheshouldsosuddenlyhavebecomenecessarytoRogojin.

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