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Chapter 3

           

           Itwasquitedarknow,andMuishkincouldnotseeherfaceclearly,butaminuteortwolater,whenheandthegeneralhadleftthevilla,hesuddenlyflushedup,andsqueezedhisrighthandtightly.

           Itappearedthatheandthegeneralweregoinginthesamedirection.Inspiteofthelatenessofthehour,thegeneralwashurryingawaytotalktosomeoneuponsomeimportantsubject.Meanwhilehetalkedincessantlybutdisconnectedlytotheprince,andcontinuallybroughtinthenameofLizabethaProkofievna.

           Iftheprincehadbeeninaconditiontopaymoreattentiontowhatthegeneralwassaying,hewouldhavediscoveredthatthelatterwasdesirousofdrawingsomeinformationoutofhim,orindeedofaskinghimsomequestionoutright;butthathecouldnotmakeuphismindtocometothepoint.

           Muishkinwassoabsent,thatfromtheveryfirsthecouldnotattendtoawordtheotherwassaying;andwhenthegeneralsuddenlystoppedbeforehimwithsomeexcitedquestion,hewasobligedtoconfess,ignominiously,thathedidnotknowintheleastwhathehadbeentalkingabout.

           Thegeneralshruggedhisshoulders.

           “Howstrangeeveryone,yourselfincluded,hasbecomeoflate,”saidhe.“IwastellingyouthatIcannotintheleastunderstandLizabethaProkofievna’sideasandagitations.Sheisinhystericsupthere,andmoansandsaysthatwehavebeen‘shamedanddisgraced.

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