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pantings and agitated glances around (probably all put on)
as the invalid begged his visitor to ‘beware of Rogojin.’
‘He is the sort of man,’ he continued,. ‘who won’t give up
his object, you know; he is not like you and me, prince—he
belongs to quite a different order of beings. If he sets his
heart on a thing he won’t be afraid of anything—‘ and so
on.
Hippolyte was very ill, and looked as though he could
not long survive. He was tearful at first, but grew more and
more sarcastic and malicious as the interview proceeded.
The prince questioned him in detail as to his hints about
Rogojin. He was anxious to seize upon some facts which
might confirm Hippolyte’s vague warnings; but there were
none; only Hippolyte’s own private impressions and feel-
ings.
However, the invalid—to his immense satisfaction—
ended by seriously alarming the prince.
At first Muishkin had not cared to make any reply to
his sundry questions, and only smiled in response to Hip-
polyte’s advice to ‘run for his life—abroad, if necessary.
There are Russian priests everywhere, and one can get mar-
ried all over the world.’
But it was Hippolyte’s last idea which upset him.
‘What I am really alarmed about, though,’ he said, ‘is
Aglaya Ivanovna. Rogojin knows how you love her. Love for
love. You took Nastasia Philipovna from him. He will mur-
der Aglaya Ivanovna; for though she is not yours, of course,
now, still such an act would pain you,—wouldn’t it?’
He had attained his end. The prince left the house beside