toration of Poland; and further,
she visited the confessional of a celebrated Jesuit priest, who made an
absolute fanatic of her. The supposed fortune of the count had dwindled
to a mere nothing, although he had given almost irrefutable evidence of
its existence to Lizabetha Prokofievna and Prince S.

Besides this, before they had been married half a year, the count and
his friend the priest managed to bring about a quarrel between Aglaya
and her family, so that it was now several months since they had seen
her. In a word, there was a great deal to say; but Mrs. Epanchin, and
her daughters, and even Prince S., were still so much distressed by
Aglaya's latest infatuations and adventures, that they did hot care to
talk of them, though they must have known that Evgenie knew much of the
story already.

Poor Lizabetha Prokofievna was most anxious to get home, and, according
to Evgenie's account, she criticized everything foreign with much
hostility.

"They can't bake bread anywhere, decently; and they all freeze in their
houses, during winter, like a lot of mice in a cellar. At all events,
I've had a good Russian cry over this poor fellow," she added, pointing
to the prince, who had not recognized her in the slightest degree.
"So enough of this nonsense; it's time we faced the truth. All this
continental life, all this Europe of yours, and all the trash about
'going abroad' is simply foolery, and it is mere foolery on our part
to come. Remember what I say, my friend; you'll live to agree with me
yourself."

So spoke the good lady, almost angrily, as she took leave of Evgenie
Pavlovitch.

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