CHAPTER1KUZMASAMSONOV
ButDmitri, towhomGrushenka, flyingawaytoanewlife, hadleftherlastgreetings, biddinghimrememberthehourofherloveforever, knewnothingofwhathadhappenedtoher, , , , byhisorders, concealedhismovements.
Hehadspentthosetwodaysliterallyrushinginalldirections, "strugglingwithhisdestinyandtryingtosavehimself," asheexpressedithimselfafterwards, andforsomehoursheevenmadeadashoutofthetownonurgentbusiness, , andconfirmedbydocumentaryevidence; butforthepresentwewillonlynotethemostessentialincidentsofthosetwoterribledaysimmediatelyprecedingtheawfulcatastrophe, thatbrokesosuddenlyuponhim.
ThoughGrushenkahad, itistrue, lovedhimforanhour, genuinelyandsincerely, : , , quitecorrectly, thatshe, too, waspassingthroughaninwardstruggle, andwasinastateofextraordinaryindecision, thatshewasmakinguphermindtosomething, , notwithoutgoodreason, hedivined, withasinkingheart, , perhaps, itwas, .
