Kittyfoundallthisoutnotfromwords。MadameStahltalkedtoKittyastoacharmingchildthatoneregardswithpleasure，asoneregardsthememoryofone’syouth，andonlyonceshesaidinpassingthatinallhumansorrowsnothinggivescomfortbutloveandfaith，andthatinthesightofChrist’scompassionforusnosorrowistrifling-andimmediatelytalkedofotherthings。ButineverygestureofMadameStahl，ineveryword，ineveryheavenly-asKittycalledit-look；and，aboveall，inthewholestoryofherlife，whichsheheardfromVarenka，Kittyrecognizedthatsomething`thatwasimportant，’ofwhich，tillthen，shehadknownnothing。
Yet，elevatedasMadameStahl’scharacterwas，touchingaswasherstory，andexaltedandmovingaswasherspeech，Kittycouldnothelpdetectinginhersometraitswhichperplexedher。Shenoticedthat，whenquestioningheraboutherfamily，MadameStahlhadsmiledcontemptuously，whichwasnotinaccordwithChristianmeekness。Kittynoticed，too，thatwhenshehadfoundaCatholicpriestwithher，MadameStahlhadstudiouslykeptherfaceintheshadowofthelampshadeandhadsmiledinapeculiarway。Trivialasthesetwoobservationswere，theyperplexedher，andshehadherdoubtsastoMadameStahl。ButontheotherhandVarenka，aloneintheworld，withoutfriendsorrelations，withamelancholydisappointmentinthepast，desiringnothing，regrettingnothing，wasjustthatperfectionofwhichKittydaredhardlydream。InVarenkasherealizedthatonehasbuttoforgetoneselfandloveothers，andonewillbecalm，happyandgood。AndthatwaswhatKittylongedtobe。Seeingnowclearlywhatwasmostimportant，Kittywasnotsatisfiedwithbeingenthusiasticoverit；
sheatoncegaveherselfupwithherwholesoultothenewlifethatwasopeningtoher。FromVarenka’saccountsofthedoingsofMadameStahlandotherpeoplewhomshementioned，Kittyhadalreadyconstructedtheplanofherownfuturelife。Shewould，likeMadameStahl’sniece，Aline，ofwhomVarenkahadtalkedtoheragreatdeal，seekoutthosewhowereintrouble，wherevershemightbeliving，helpthemasfarasshecould，givingthemtheGospel；shewouldreadtheGospeltothesick，tothecriminals，tothedying。TheideaofreadingtheGospeltocriminals，asAlinedid，particularlyfascinatedKitty。Butalltheseweresecretdreams，ofwhichKittydidnottalkeithertohermotherortoVarenka。
Whileawaitingthetimeforcarryingoutherplansonalargescale，however，Kitty，eventhenatthesprings，wherethereweresomanypeopleillandunhappy，readilyfoundachanceforpracticinghernewprinciplesinimitationofVarenka。
AtfirstthePrincessnoticednothingbutthatKittywasmuchundertheinfluenceofherengouement，asshecalledit，forMadameStahl，andstillmoreforVarenka。ShesawthatKittydidnotmerelyimitateVarenkainherconduct，butunconsciouslyimitatedherinhermannerofwalking，oftalking，ofblinkinghereyes。ButlateronthePrincessnoticedthat，apartfromthisadoration，somekindofseriousspiritualchangewastakingplaceinherdaughter。