The Brothers Karamazov, Part 4, no. 70, Chapter 1 summary
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In Chapter 1, Alyosha visits Grushenka, who fears Mitya’s trial and suspects that his secret dealings with Ivan involve abandoning her for Katerina Ivanovna. She reveals Ivan’s concealed prison visits, and Alyosha promises to report anything Mitya freely tells him while firmly defending Mitya’s love for her.
What happens
- Alyosha visits Grushenka, who recovers from serious illness and shelters the homeless Maximov.
- Grushenka describes quarreling with Mitya over her support for the impoverished Poles and sends them money and pies.
- She interprets Mitya’s praise of Katerina Ivanovna as evidence that he wants to abandon her.
- They discuss the defense arrangements, the evidence against Mitya, and his puzzling remarks about suffering for a poor child.
- Grushenka reveals Ivan’s two secret visits and asks Alyosha to discover what troubles Mitya.
- Alyosha assures her of Mitya’s love and promises to share any secret Mitya voluntarily reveals, after informing him.
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