The Idiot, Part 3, Chapter 3 summary
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In Chapter 3, Prince Myshkin receives Aglaya’s secret invitation, hears about Evgenie Pavlovitch’s family scandal and rejected proposal, and meets Rogojin in the park. His joy over the appointment mixes with distress as Rogojin describes another woman’s marriage plans and letters to Aglaya, yet Myshkin invites him home to mark his birthday.
What happens
- The family returns upset from the Vauxhall, and Aglaya questions Myshkin about courage, duels, and loading pistols.
- General Epanchin reports the suicide of Evgenie Pavlovitch’s uncle, missing government money, and Aglaya’s rejection of Evgenie’s proposal.
- Myshkin reads Aglaya’s secret invitation to meet at seven the next morning beside a green bench.
- Keller anticipates a challenge from Lieutenant Moloftsoff, but Myshkin laughs, offers to apologize, and invites him for champagne.
- In the park, Rogojin resists Myshkin’s forgiveness and reports the unnamed woman’s marriage conditions and letters to Aglaya.
- Myshkin remembers his approaching birthday and urges Rogojin to accompany him home as he celebrates a new beginning.
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