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This
last
fact
could
,
of
course
,
reflect
nothing
but
credit
upon
the
general
;
and
yet
,
though
unquestionably
a
sagacious
man
,
he
had
his
own
little
weaknesses
--
very
excusable
ones
,
--
one
of
which
was
a
dislike
to
any
allusion
to
the
above
circumstance
.
He
was
undoubtedly
clever
.
For
instance
,
he
made
a
point
of
never
asserting
himself
when
he
would
gain
more
by
keeping
in
the
background
;
and
in
consequence
many
exalted
personages
valued
him
principally
for
his
humility
and
simplicity
,
and
because
"
he
knew
his
place
.
"
And
yet
if
these
good
people
could
only
have
had
a
peep
into
the
mind
of
this
excellent
fellow
who
"
knew
his
place
"
so
well
!
The
fact
is
that
,
in
spite
of
his
knowledge
of
the
world
and
his
really
remarkable
abilities
,
he
always
liked
to
appear
to
be
carrying
out
other
people
's
ideas
rather
than
his
own
.
And
also
,
his
luck
seldom
failed
him
,
even
at
cards
,
for
which
he
had
a
passion
that
he
did
not
attempt
to
conceal
.
He
played
for
high
stakes
,
and
moved
,
altogether
,
in
very
varied
society
.
As
to
age
,
General
Epanchin
was
in
the
very
prime
of
life
;
that
is
,
about
fifty-five
years
of
age
,
--
the
flowering
time
of
existence
,
when
real
enjoyment
of
life
begins
.
His
healthy
appearance
,
good
colour
,
sound
,
though
discoloured
teeth
,
sturdy
figure
,
preoccupied
air
during
business
hours
,
and
jolly
good
humour
during
his
game
at
cards
in
the
evening
,
all
bore
witness
to
his
success
in
life
,
and
combined
to
make
existence
a
bed
of
roses
to
his
excellency
.
The
general
was
lord
of
a
flourishing
family
,
consisting
of
his
wife
and
three
grown-up
daughters
.
He
had
married
young
,
while
still
a
lieutenant
,
his
wife
being
a
girl
of
about
his
own
age
,
who
possessed
neither
beauty
nor
education
,
and
who
brought
him
no
more
than
fifty
souls
of
landed
property
,
which
little
estate
served
,
however
,
as
a
nest-egg
for
far
more
important
accumulations
.
The
general
never
regretted
his
early
marriage
,
or
regarded
it
as
a
foolish
youthful
escapade
;
and
he
so
respected
and
feared
his
wife
that
he
was
very
near
loving
her
.
Mrs.
Epanchin
came
of
the
princely
stock
of
Muishkin
,
which
if
not
a
brilliant
,
was
,
at
all
events
,
a
decidedly
ancient
family
;
and
she
was
extremely
proud
of
her
descent
.
With
a
few
exceptions
,
the
worthy
couple
had
lived
through
their
long
union
very
happily
.
While
still
young
the
wife
had
been
able
to
make
important
friends
among
the
aristocracy
,
partly
by
virtue
of
her
family
descent
,
and
partly
by
her
own
exertions
;
while
,
in
after
life
,
thanks
to
their
wealth
and
to
the
position
of
her
husband
in
the
service
,
she
took
her
place
among
the
higher
circles
as
by
right
.
During
these
last
few
years
all
three
of
the
general
's
daughters
--
Alexandra
,
Adelaida
,
and
Aglaya
--
had
grown
up
and
matured
.
Of
course
they
were
only
Epanchins
,
but
their
mother
's
family
was
noble
;
they
might
expect
considerable
fortunes
;
their
father
had
hopes
of
attaining
to
very
high
rank
indeed
in
his
country
's
service
--
all
of
which
was
satisfactory
.
All
three
of
the
girls
were
decidedly
pretty
,
even
the
eldest
,
Alexandra
,
who
was
just
twenty-five
years
old
.
The
middle
daughter
was
now
twenty-three
,
while
the
youngest
,
Aglaya
,
was
twenty
.
This
youngest
girl
was
absolutely
a
beauty
,
and
had
begun
of
late
to
attract
considerable
attention
in
society
.
But
this
was
not
all
,
for
every
one
of
the
three
was
clever
,
well
educated
,
and
accomplished
.
It
was
a
matter
of
general
knowledge
that
the
three
girls
were
very
fond
of
one
another
,
and
supported
each
other
in
every
way
;
it
was
even
said
that
the
two
elder
ones
had
made
certain
sacrifices
for
the
sake
of
the
idol
of
the
household
,
Aglaya
.
In
society
they
not
only
disliked
asserting
themselves
,
but
were
actually
retiring
.
Certainly
no
one
could
blame
them
for
being
too
arrogant
or
haughty
,
and
yet
everybody
was
well
aware
that
they
were
proud
and
quite
understood
their
own
value
.
The
eldest
was
musical
,
while
the
second
was
a
clever
artist
,
which
fact
she
had
concealed
until
lately
.
In
a
word
,
the
world
spoke
well
of
the
girls
;
but
they
were
not
without
their
enemies
,
and
occasionally
people
talked
with
horror
of
the
number
of
books
they
had
read
.
They
were
in
no
hurry
to
marry
.
They
liked
good
society
,
but
were
not
too
keen
about
it
.
All
this
was
the
more
remarkable
,
because
everyone
was
well
aware
of
the
hopes
and
aims
of
their
parents
.
It
was
about
eleven
o'clock
in
the
forenoon
when
the
prince
rang
the
bell
at
General
Epanchin
's
door
.
The
general
lived
on
the
first
floor
or
flat
of
the
house
,
as
modest
a
lodging
as
his
position
permitted
.
A
liveried
servant
opened
the
door
,
and
the
prince
was
obliged
to
enter
into
long
explanations
with
this
gentleman
,
who
,
from
the
first
glance
,
looked
at
him
and
his
bundle
with
grave
suspicion
.
At
last
,
however
,
on
the
repeated
positive
assurance
that
he
really
was
Prince
Muishkin
,
and
must
absolutely
see
the
general
on
business
,
the
bewildered
domestic
showed
him
into
a
little
ante-chamber
leading
to
a
waiting-room
that
adjoined
the
general
's
study
,
there
handing
him
over
to
another
servant
,
whose
duty
it
was
to
be
in
this
ante-chamber
all
the
morning
,
and
announce
visitors
to
the
general
.
