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Chapter 4

           Indaysgonebyherememberedhowhehadlookedatherbeautifuleyes,howeventhenhehadmarvelledattheirdarkmysteriousdepths,andattheirwonderinggazewhichseemedtoseekananswertosomeunknownriddle.Hercomplexionalsohadaltered.Shewasnowexceedinglypale,but,curiously,thischangeonlymadehermorebeautiful.Likemostmenoftheworld,Totskihadratherdespisedsuchacheaply-boughtconquest,butoflateyearshehadbeguntothinkdifferentlyaboutit.IthadstruckhimaslongagoaslastspringthatheoughttobefindingagoodmatchforNastasia;forinstance,somerespectableandreasonableyoungfellowservinginagovernmentofficeinanotherpartofthecountry.HowmaliciouslyNastasialaughedattheideaofsuchathing,now!

           However,itappearedtoTotskithathemightmakeuseofherinanotherway;andhedeterminedtoestablishherinSt.Petersburg,surroundingherwithallthecomfortsandluxuriesthathiswealthcouldcommand.Inthiswayhemightgaingloryincertaincircles.

           FiveyearsofthisPetersburglifewentby,and,ofcourse,duringthattimeagreatdealhappened.Totski’spositionwasveryuncomfortable;having“funked”once,hecouldnottotallyregainhisease.Hewasafraid,hedidnotknowwhy,buthewassimplyafraidofNastasiaPhilipovna.Forthefirsttwoyearsorsohehadsuspectedthatshewishedtomarryhimherself,andthatonlyhervanitypreventedhertellinghimso.Hethoughtthatshewantedhimtoapproachherwithahumbleproposalfromhisownside.

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