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Chapter 1

           “Trustinanyoneafterthis!Havetheleastconfidenceinmanorwoman!”hecriedinbittertones,ashesatwithhisnewfriendsinprison,andrecountedtothemhisfavouritestoriesofthesiegeofKars,andtheresuscitatedsoldier.Onthewhole,heaccommodatedhimselfverywelltohisnewposition.PtitsinandVariadeclaredthathewasintherightplace,andGaniawasofthesameopinion.TheonlypersonwhodeploredhisfatewaspoorNinaAlexandrovna,whoweptbittertearsoverhim,tothegreatsurpriseofherhousehold,and,thoughalwaysinfeeblehealth,madeapointofgoingtoseehimasoftenaspossible.

           Sincethegeneral’s“mishap,”asColiacalledit,andthemarriageofhissister,theboyhadquietlypossessedhimselfoffarmorefreedom.Hisrelationssawlittleofhim,forherarelysleptathome.Hemademanynewfriends;andwasmoreover,afrequentvisitoratthedebtor’sprison,towhichheinvariablyaccompaniedhismother.Varia,whousedtobealwayscorrectinghim,neverspoketohimnowonthesubjectofhisfrequentabsences,andthewholehouseholdwassurprisedtoseeGania,inspiteofhisdepression,onquitefriendlytermswithhisbrother.Thiswassomethingnew,forGaniahadbeenwonttolookuponColiaasakindoferrand-boy,treatinghimwithcontempt,threateningto“pullhisears,”andingeneraldrivinghimalmostwildwithirritation.ItseemednowthatGaniareallyneededhisbrother,andthelatter,forhispart,feltasifhecouldforgiveGaniamuchsincehehadreturnedthehundredthousandroublesofferedtohimbyNastasiaPhilipovna.

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