Thequestionastowhatshemighthavetosayofspecialinteresttohimselfoccurredtohimonceortwice。Hedidnotdoubt，foramoment，thatshereallyhadsomesuchsubjectofconversationinstore，butsoverylittleinterestedinthematterwashethatitdidnotstrikehimtowonderwhatitcouldbe。Thecrunchofgravelonthepathsuddenlycausedhimtoraisehishead。
Aman，whosefaceitwasdifficulttoseeinthegloom，approachedthebench，andsatdownbesidehim。Theprincepeeredintohisface，andrecognizedthelividfeaturesofRogojin。
\"Iknewyou’dbewanderingaboutsomewherehere。Ididn’thavetolookforyouverylong，\"mutteredthelatterbetweenhisteeth。
Itwasthefirsttimetheyhadmetsincetheencounteronthestaircaseatthehotel。
PainfullysurprisedashewasatthissuddenapparitionofRogojin，theprince，forsomelittlewhile，wasunabletocollecthisthoughts。Rogojin，evidently，sawandunderstoodtheimpressionhehadmade；andthoughheseemedmoreorlessconfusedatfirst，yethebegantalkingwithwhatlookedlikeassumedeaseandfreedom。However，theprincesoonchangedhismindonthisscore，andthoughtthattherewasnotonlynoaffectationofindifference，butthatRogojinwasnotevenparticularlyagitated。Iftherewerealittleapparentawkwardness，itwasonlyinhiswordsandgestures。Themancouldnotchangehisheart。