He has recently been told about a very large inheritance, he assures her, and he hopes he can save her the trouble of such a difficult decision. When Rogozhin arrives with his large dowry ready, Myshkin shocks Nastasya by making his own proposal to her.

When the time comes for Nastasya to choose her husband, she turns to Myshkin.

Though he has not been invited, Myshkin attends the party. The announcement is set to be made at Nastasya's birthday party. That night, Nastasya will announce whether she plans to marry Ganya, and Rogozhin positions himself as a rival. The proposal causes uproar, and, in the chaos, Ganya tries to slap Varya and hits Myshkin instead. Much to everyone's surprise, Rogozhin announces his desire to marry Nastasya, and he promises a large sum of money as a dowry. A drunken assortment of guests arrives, including Rogozhin. He mentions his chance meeting with Rogozhin who, Myshkin says, was right to praise Nastasya's beauty. Myshkin intervenes and defuses the situation. They have heard about her reputation and do not want Ganya to be associated with Totsky's mistress. Nastasya visits the apartment to rebuke Ganya's family for delaying her marriage to Ganya. A man named Ferdyshchenko also rents a room in the apartment. He shares the apartment with Ganya and Ganya's family, including his sister Varya, his mother Nina, his teenage brother Kolya, and his father General Ivolgin. Nastasya is Totsky's mistress and, due to her sullied reputation, Totsky has promised Ganya a large sum of money if he marries Nastasya and averts the scandal. Not only is the ambitious Ganya actually in love with Aglaya, but he must also deal with an aristocrat named Totsky. As the General and Ganya talk, Myshkin overhears Ganya discuss his plans to marry Nastasya Filippovna. Myshkin rents a room from the General's assistant, Ganya.

He meets Madame Epanchin and their three daughters: Alexandra, Adelaida, and Aglaya. Myshkin visits the Epanchin home and charms his way into a job with the family patriarch, General Epanchin. Rogozhin explains his plan to use his new wealth to seduce a young woman named Nastasya Filippovna. On the train, Myshkin meets Rogozhin, who has recently inherited a fortune, and a young clerk named Lebedev. He rides the train to Saint Petersburg to visit the Epanchin family, distant relatives whom he hopes will be able to help him. After spending several years in Switzerland to receive treatment for epilepsy, he returns to Russia as a penniless, pitiable figure. Prince Lev Myshkin is a young man from one of Russia's oldest, most aristocratic families.

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