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However
,
both
the
friends
felt
that
the
thing
looked
rosy
indeed
when
one
day
Nastasia
informed
them
that
she
would
give
her
final
answer
on
the
evening
of
her
birthday
,
which
anniversary
was
due
in
a
very
short
time
.
A
strange
rumour
began
to
circulate
,
meanwhile
;
no
less
than
that
the
respectable
and
highly
respected
General
Epanchin
was
himself
so
fascinated
by
Nastasia
Philipovna
that
his
feeling
for
her
amounted
almost
to
passion
.
What
he
thought
to
gain
by
Gania
's
marriage
to
the
girl
it
was
difficult
to
imagine
.
Possibly
he
counted
on
Gania
's
complaisance
;
for
Totski
had
long
suspected
that
there
existed
some
secret
understanding
between
the
general
and
his
secretary
.
At
all
events
the
fact
was
known
that
he
had
prepared
a
magnificent
present
of
pearls
for
Nastasia
's
birthday
,
and
that
he
was
looking
forward
to
the
occasion
when
he
should
present
his
gift
with
the
greatest
excitement
and
impatience
.
The
day
before
her
birthday
he
was
in
a
fever
of
agitation
.
Mrs.
Epanchin
,
long
accustomed
to
her
husband
's
infidelities
,
had
heard
of
the
pearls
,
and
the
rumour
excited
her
liveliest
curiosity
and
interest
.
The
general
remarked
her
suspicions
,
and
felt
that
a
grand
explanation
must
shortly
take
place
--
which
fact
alarmed
him
much
.
This
is
the
reason
why
he
was
so
unwilling
to
take
lunch
(
on
the
morning
upon
which
we
took
up
this
narrative
)
with
the
rest
of
his
family
.
Before
the
prince
's
arrival
he
had
made
up
his
mind
to
plead
business
,
and
"
cut
"
the
meal
;
which
simply
meant
running
away
He
was
particularly
anxious
that
this
one
day
should
be
passed
--
especially
the
evening
--
without
unpleasantness
between
himself
and
his
family
;
and
just
at
the
right
moment
the
prince
turned
up
--
"
as
though
Heaven
had
sent
him
on
purpose
,
"
said
the
general
to
himself
,
as
he
left
the
study
to
seek
out
the
wife
of
his
bosom
.
Mrs.
General
Epanchin
was
a
proud
woman
by
nature
.
What
must
her
feelings
have
been
when
she
heard
that
Prince
Muishkin
,
the
last
of
his
and
her
line
,
had
arrived
in
beggar
's
guise
,
a
wretched
idiot
,
a
recipient
of
charity
--
all
of
which
details
the
general
gave
out
for
greater
effect
!
He
was
anxious
to
steal
her
interest
at
the
first
swoop
,
so
as
to
distract
her
thoughts
from
other
matters
nearer
home
.
Mrs.
Epanchin
was
in
the
habit
of
holding
herself
very
straight
,
and
staring
before
her
,
without
speaking
,
in
moments
of
excitement
.
She
was
a
fine
woman
of
the
same
age
as
her
husband
,
with
a
slightly
hooked
nose
,
a
high
,
narrow
forehead
,
thick
hair
turning
a
little
grey
,
and
a
sallow
complexion
.
Her
eyes
were
grey
and
wore
a
very
curious
expression
at
times
.
She
believed
them
to
be
most
effective
--
a
belief
that
nothing
could
alter
.
"
What
,
receive
him
!
Now
,
at
once
?
"
asked
Mrs.
Epanchin
,
gazing
vaguely
at
her
husband
as
he
stood
fidgeting
before
her
.
"
Oh
,
dear
me
,
I
assure
you
there
is
no
need
to
stand
on
ceremony
with
him
,
"
the
general
explained
hastily
.
"
He
is
quite
a
child
,
not
to
say
a
pathetic-looking
creature
.
He
has
fits
of
some
sort
,
and
has
just
arrived
from
Switzerland
,
straight
from
the
station
,
dressed
like
a
German
and
without
a
farthing
in
his
pocket
.
I
gave
him
twenty-five
roubles
to
go
on
with
,
and
am
going
to
find
him
some
easy
place
in
one
of
the
government
offices
.
I
should
like
you
to
ply
him
well
with
the
victuals
,
my
dears
,
for
I
should
think
he
must
be
very
hungry
.
