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Chapter 1

           Well,notlongsinceeveryonewastalkingandreadingaboutthatterriblemurderofsixpeopleonthepartofayoungfellow,andoftheextraordinaryspeechofthecounselforthedefence,whoobservedthatinthepoverty-strickenconditionofthecriminalitmusthavecomenaturallyintohisheadtokillthesesixpeople.Idonotquotehiswords,butthatisthesenseofthem,orsomethingverylikeit.Now,inmyopinion,thebarristerwhoputforwardthisextraordinarypleawasprobablyabsolutelyconvincedthathewasstatingthemostliberal,themosthumane,themostenlightenedviewofthecasethatcouldpossiblybebroughtforwardinthesedays.Now,wasthisdistortion,thiscapacityforapervertedwayofviewingthings,aspecialoraccidentalcase,orissuchageneralrule?”

           Everyonelaughedatthis.

           “Aspecialcaseaccidental,ofcourse!”criedAlexandraandAdelaida.

           “Letmeremindyouoncemore,Evgenie,”saidPrinceS.,“thatyourjokeisgettingalittlethreadbare.”

           “Whatdoyouthinkaboutit,prince?”askedEvgenie,takingnonoticeofthelastremark,andobservingMuishkin’sseriouseyesfixeduponhisface.“Whatdoyouthinkwasitaspecialorausualcasetherule,oranexception?IconfessIputthequestionespeciallyforyou.”

           “No,Idon’tthinkitwasaspecialcase,”saidtheprince,quietly,butfirmly.

           “Mydearfellow!”criedPrinceS.

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