"Yes, I am brought to the painful necessity of seeking a divorce," he said.

"I will say one thing, Alexey Alexandrovitch.

I know you for an excellent, upright man; I know Anna--excuse me, I can't change my opinion of her--for a good, an excellent woman; and so, excuse me, I cannot believe it.

There is some misunderstanding," said he.

"Oh, if it were merely a misunderstanding!..." "Pardon, I understand," interposed Stepan Arkadyevitch.