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brought into the proceedings. Rogojin was very quiet dur-
ing the progress of the trial. He did not contradict his
clever and eloquent counsel, who argued that the brain
fever, or inflammation of the brain, was the cause of the
crime; clearly proving that this malady had existed long be-
fore the murder was perpetrated, and had been brought on
by the sufferings of the accused.
But Rogojin added no words of his own in confirmation
of this view, and as before, he recounted with marvellous
exactness the details of his crime. He was convicted, but
with extenuating circumstances, and condemned to hard
labour in Siberia for fifteen years. He heard his sentence
grimly, silently, and thoughtfully. His colossal fortune, with
the exception of the comparatively small portion wasted in
the first wanton period of his inheritance, went to his broth-
er, to the great satisfaction of the latter.
The old lady, Rogojin’s mother, is still alive, and remem-
bers her favourite son Parfen sometimes, but not clearly.
God spared her the knowledge of this dreadful calamity
which had overtaken her house.
Lebedeff, Keller, Gania, Ptitsin, and many other friends
of ours continue to live as before. There is scarcely any
change in them, so that there is no need to tell of their sub-
sequent doings.
Hippolyte died in great agitation, and rather sooner than
he expected, about a fortnight after Nastasia Phiipovna’s
death. Colia was much affected by these events, and drew
nearer to his mother in heart and sympathy. Nina Alex-
androvna is anxious, because he is ‘thoughtful beyond his

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