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Updated: June 26, 2025
Those who wished to go to her house were forced to put up with Ferdishenko. Possibly the latter was not mistaken in imagining that he was received simply in order to annoy Totski, who disliked him extremely. Gania also was often made the butt of the jester's sarcasms, who used this method of keeping in Nastasia Philipovna's good graces.
I had better go on to the streets, or accept Rogojin, or become a washerwoman or something for I have nothing of my own, you know. I shall go away and leave everything behind, to the last rag he shall have it all back. And who would take me without anything? Ask Gania, there, whether he would. Why, even Ferdishenko wouldn't have me!"
Muishkin frowned, and rose from his seat. "You see, Lebedeff, a mistake here would be a dreadful thing. This Ferdishenko, I would not say a word against him, of course; but, who knows? Perhaps it really was he? I mean he really does seem to be a more likely man than... than any other." Lebedeff strained his eyes and ears to take in what the prince was saying.
"My dear prince! your words lie in the lowest depth of my heart it is their tomb!" said Lebedeff, solemnly, pressing his hat to the region of his heart. "Thanks; very well. Then I suppose it's Ferdishenko; that is, I mean, you suspect Ferdishenko?" "Whom else?" said Lebedeff, softly, gazing intently into the prince s face. "Of course quite so, whom else? But what are the proofs?"
Ha, ha, ha, isn't that good!" "Not bad that, not bad at all!" put in Ferdishenko, "se non e vero " "I rather think I pitched into you, too, didn't I? Forgive me do! Who is he, did you say? What prince? Muishkin?" she added, addressing Gania. "He is a lodger of ours," explained the latter. "An idiot!" the prince distinctly heard the word half whispered from behind him.
"Because look here, prince, I don't mind telling you now that as we were going along to Wilkin's this morning, after telling me what you know about the fire, and saving the count and all that, the general was pleased to drop certain hints to the same effect about Ferdishenko, but so vaguely and clumsily that I thought better to put a few questions to him on the matter, with the result that I found the whole thing was an invention of his excellency's own mind.
You understand? The important thing is, not to make a mistake." "And who told you this about Ferdishenko?" "Oh, I was told. Of course I don't altogether believe it. I am very sorry that I should have had to say this, because I assure you I don't believe it myself; it is all nonsense, of course. It was stupid of me to say anything about it."
Nina Alexandrovna gave a little cry of anxiety; Ptitsin took a step forward in alarm; Colia and Ferdishenko stood stock still at the door in amazement; only Varia remained coolly watching the scene from under her eyelashes. She did not sit down, but stood by her mother with folded hands. However, Gania recollected himself almost immediately. He let go of the prince and burst out laughing.
She was exhibited to their guests like a valuable picture, or vase, or statue, or firescreen. As for the men, Ptitsin was one of Rogojin's friends; Ferdishenko was as much at home as a fish in the sea, Gania, not yet recovered from his amazement, appeared to be chained to a pillory.
Is it really so? However, it's all the same to us, of course." "Of course it is; we are not a secret society; and that being the case, it is all the more curious that the general should have been on his way to wake me up in order to tell me this." "Ferdishenko has gone, you say?" "Yes, he went at seven o'clock. He came into the room on his way out; I was watching just then.
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