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Chapter 9

           Hippolyteplainlydeclaredthathethoughthewasoutofhismind;this,however,washardlytobereliedupon.

           Offeringallthesefactstoourreadersandrefusingtoexplainthem,wedonotforamomentdesiretojustifyourhero’sconduct.Onthecontrary,wearequitepreparedtofeelourshareoftheindignationwhichhisbehaviourarousedintheheartsofhisfriends.EvenVeraLebedeffwasangrywithhimforawhile;sowasColia;sowasKeller,untilhewasselectedforbestman;sowasLebedeffhimself,whobegantointrigueagainsthimoutofpureirritation;butofthisanon.InfactweareinfullaccordwithcertainforciblewordsspokentotheprincebyEvgeniePavlovitch,quiteunceremoniously,duringthecourseofafriendlyconversation,sixorsevendaysaftertheeventsatNastasiaPhilipovna’shouse.

           WemayremarkherethatnotonlytheEpanchinsthemselves,butallwhohadanythingtodowiththem,thoughtitrighttobreakwiththeprinceinconsequenceofhisconduct.PrinceS.evenwentsofarastoturnawayandcuthimdeadinthestreet.ButEvgeniePavlovitchwasnotafraidtocompromisehimselfbypayingtheprinceavisit,anddidso,inspiteofthefactthathehadrecommencedtovisitattheEpanchins’,wherehewasreceivedwithredoubledhospitalityandkindnessafterthetemporaryestrangement.

           EvgeniecalledupontheprincethedayafterthatonwhichtheEpanchinsleftPavlofsk.Heknewofallthecurrentrumours,infact,hehadprobablycontributedtothemhimself.

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