knew about the Pole before?”
“Yes, but there it is. He has known about him from the very beginning, but today he suddenly got up and began scolding about him. I am ashamed to repeat what he said. Silly fellow!
Rakitin went in as I came out. Perhaps Rakitin is egging him on. What do you think?” she added carelessly.
“He loves you, that’s what it is: he loves you so much. And now he is particularly worried.”
“I should think he might be, with the trial tomorrow. And I went to him to say something about tomorrow, for I dread to think what’s going to happen then. You say that he is worried, but how worried I am! And he talks about the Pole! He’s too silly! He is not jealous of Maximushka yet, anyway.”
“My wife was dreadfully jealous over me, too,” Maximov put in his word.
“Jealous of