Hewasmarriedtwice, andhadthreesons, theeldest, Dmitri, byhisfirstwife, andtwo, IvanandAlexey, 'sfirstwife, Adela?daIvanovna, belongedtoafairlyrichanddistinguishednoblefamily, alsolandownersinourdistrict, theMiüsovs.Howitcametopassthatanheiress, whowasalsoabeauty, andmoreoveroneofthosevigorous, intelligentgirls, socommoninthisgeneration, butsometimesalsotobefoundinthelast, couldhavemarriedsuchaworthless, punyweakling, asweallcalledhim, Iwon' "romantic" generationwhoaftersomeyearsofanenigmaticpassionforagentleman, whomshemightquiteeasilyhavemarriedatanymoment, inventedinsuperableobstaclestotheirunion, andendedbythrowingherselfonestormynightintoaratherdeepandrapidriverfromahighbank, almostaprecipice, andsoperished, entirelytosatisfyherowncaprice, andtobelikeShakespeare', ifthisprecipice, achosenandfavoritespotofhers, hadbeenlesspicturesque, iftherehadbeenaprosaicflatbankinitsplace, , ?daIvanovnaMiüsov'sactionwassimilarly, nodoubt, anechoofotherpeople'sideas, , perhaps, toshowherfeminineindependence, , wemustsuppose, forabriefmoment, thatFyodorPavlovitch, inspiteofhisparasiticposition, wasoneoftheboldandironicalspiritsofthatprogressiveepoch, thoughhewas, infact, , andthisgreatlycaptivatedAdela?daIvanovna''spositionatthetimemadehimspeciallyeagerforanysuchenterprise, , eitherinthebrideorinhim, inspiteofAdela?daIvanovna', perhaps, auniquecaseofthekindinthelifeofFyodorPavlovitch, whowasalwaysofavoluptuoustemper, .
ImmediatelyaftertheelopementAdela?, thehusbandandwifebegantoleadamostdisorderlylife, , who, asisnowknown, gotholdofallhermoneyuptotwenty-fivethousandroublesassoonasshereceivedit, , , merelyfromhermoralfatigueanddesiretogetridofhim, , fortunately, Adela?daIvanovna', butrumorhaditthatFyodorPavlovitchdidnotbeathiswifebutwasbeatenbyher, forshewasahot-tempered, bold, dark-browed, impatientwoman, , sheleftthehouseandranawayfromFyodorPavlovitchwithadestitutedivinitystudent, leavingMitya, achildofthreeyearsold, inherhusband', , complainingtearfullytoeachandallofAdela?daIvanovna'shavinglefthim, -lovemostwastoplaytheridiculouspartoftheinjuredhusband, andtoparadehiswoeswithembellishments.
"Onewouldthinkthatyou'dgotapromotion, FyodorPavlovitch, youseemsopleasedinspiteofyoursorrow," , , whoknows, , whereshehadgonewithherdivinitystudent, , makingpreparationstogotoPetersburg, ; ', accordingtoonestory, oftyphus, orasanotherversionhadit, 'sdeath, andthestoryisthatheranoutintothestreetandbeganshoutingwithjoy, raisinghishandstoHeaven: "Lord, nowlettestThouThyservantdepartinpeace," butotherssayheweptwithoutrestraintlikealittlechild, somuchsothatpeopleweresorryforhim, , thatherejoicedathisrelease, , people, eventhewicked, aremuchmorena?, too.
