today.''
Only tell me,
break off the whole thing!
l will do so this very day.
Oh! What can it cost you
to say just this one word?
ln doing so you will
but be giving me a sign
of your sympathy for me,
and of your pity.
But if you say this word,
l will accept my poverty.
''- l will be glad''''...
- Enough!''
This man assures me, that
''his ''''break off everything'''' ''
does not commit me
to anything whatever.
''He knows that if he ''''broke
off everything'''' by himself, ''
and without telling me
a word about it,
l should perhaps be able to
accept his friendship.
His soul is a wretched thing.
He wants me to give him
hopes of myself before
he lets go of 75 thousand.
He's audacious and shameless.
Take the letter and
give it back to him.
What shall l tell him?
Nothing.
This will be
the best answer.
l heard, you are going
to live in his house.
Yes, your father kindly
recommended me to him.
l want to warn you.
He won't forgive you easily,
for taking back the letter.
The answer! The answer!
What did she say?
My note?
He didn't give it to her!
O my God,
l might have guessed it!
Of course she did not
understand what l meant.
-Why didn't you deliver it?
- l did.
And just as you asked me to.
But Aglaya lvanovna
returned it to me.
When?
When she asked me to
come out with her.
She gave me your letter
to read,
and then told me
to return it.
To read?
-You read it?
-Yes, l have just read it.
She gave it you to read
herself?
l would not have read it
without her permission.
She cannot have given it
to you to read.
-You are lying!
- l'm telling you the truth.
l'm sorry that this is
so unpleasant for you.
Did she, at least, say
anything to you?
- Did she give an answer?
-Yes.
Tell me, damn it!
When l asked her
what will be the answer?
She said,
There won't be any.
And this is the best answer.
Forgive me l forgot
her exact expressions.
This is what l remember.
She throws my letters
out of the window!
''''''She never makes bargains''''.''
l shall pay her out
for this!
But how was it that you,
idiot,
were so very confidential!
Why do they like you?
l once was so
ill that
l really was little better
than an idiot.
Yet l am almost recovered.
lt's not pleasant to be
called an idiot to my face.
Before we reach you house,
maybe it's better to part?
l have 25 roubles,
and l shall find a lodging.
Forgive me, prince,
For the god's sake.
You see, l'm in trouble.
lf you knew everything,
You would forgive me.
Of course it was
inexcusable of me.
l really do not require
such profuse apologies.
Your unpleasant position
makes you abuse me.
So come along to your house.
l shall be delighted.
- May l?
- One minute.
lt's OK. l'll wait.
- Got any money?
- Not much.
- How much?
- 25 roubles.
Show me.
How strange that it
should have browned so?
These 25 rouble notes
brown in a strange way.
While other notes
often grow paler.
Take it.
- Ferdishenko.
-Very well, what next?
A lodger here.
Wish to make acquaintance?
l came here to warn you.
First, don't lend me
any money,
for l shall certainly
ask you to.
All right.
- Have you seen the general?
- No.
- Nor heard him?
- No.
You'll both hear and see him.
He even tries to borrow
money from me.
Avis au lecteur.
Good-bye.
Can a man live with a name
like Ferdishenko?
Why not?
Good-bye.
This is him!
As though he were alive!
l heard the dear
familiar name
and it reminded me of
the irrevocable past.
- Prince Muishkin?
-Yes.
General lvolgin, retired.
Father of Gabriel, Varvara
and little Nicolai.
May l ask your name?
Lev Nicolaievitch.
The son of my old friend!
My childhood's friend,
Nicolai Petrovitch!
Nicolai Lvovitch.
Lvovitch!
l carried you in my arms.
Really?
But it's 20 years
since my father died.
20 years and 3 months.
l gave him my blessing
for eternity.
Your mother...
She died
a few months later.
From a cold.
Oh, not cold!
Not from a cold,