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however, if he had chosen to study law, which would
have been the most profitable career from a
practical point of view. But instead of this the
young man chose natural science, and came home
the first time he had holidays full of such mad
ideas, that men were descended from monkeys,
and that it had been proved by Professor
Setchenof that there was no soul, only ‘reflex
movement,’ so that father Phillip was horrified,
and had recourse to holy water, with which he
sprinkled his son.
In former years, when the young man spent
his holidays at home, he never neglected to
appear at Palibino on birthdays, and to show his
respect to the Rajevskis; at dinner-parties he
would take his seat at the bottom of the table, as
became his position, and do justice to the fare
without mixing in the conversation.
But this summer all was changed. At the
first birthday which occurred after his arrival, he
was conspicuous by his absence. He made his
appearance on another day, and when the
footman asked what he wanted, he replied that he
had come to pay a visit to the general.
Ivan Sergejevitsh had heard various reports
about the young nihilist, and it had not escaped
his attention that Alexei Philippovitsch had not
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