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The Brothers Karamazov, Part 3, no. 52, Chapter 7 summary

Part 3, no. 52, Chapter 7 of 96 · 26 min to read the chapter

In Chapter 7, Mitya joins Grushenka’s company, loses money at cards, and unsuccessfully offers her former lover money to leave her. Grushenka rejects the Pole after their confrontation, and the exposure of the Poles’ cheating ends with both men shut away from the gathering.

What happens

  1. Mitya arrives distraught, but Grushenka insists he stay, and champagne makes him happy and submissive.
  2. Maximov entertains the company with disputed stories until Grushenka becomes irritated and patriotic toasts provoke a quarrel.
  3. The Poles begin dealing faro, and Kalganov stops Mitya after he loses two hundred rubles.
  4. Mitya privately offers Grushenka’s former lover three thousand rubles to leave, but cannot provide the full amount immediately.
  5. The failed bargain provokes a confrontation, and Grushenka angrily rejects her former lover and her attachment to him.
  6. Trifon Borissovitch exposes the substituted cards; Mitya removes the insulting Vrublevsky, and both Poles withdraw behind a locked door.

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Grushenka

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Grushenka’s question rejects Mitya’s attempt to bargain over her relationship. She challenges both men rather than accepting their claims over her.

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