A Raw Youth Part 3 Chapter 11

In which a tumultuous night of despair and plotting finds the narrator entangled with Lambert and Alphonsine, only to awaken to the shattering discovery that a crucial letter has been stolen, setting a chain of wretched events in motion. Thereafter, amid the fragile presence of the old prince and the strained company of Anna Andreyevna and her brother, the narrator wrestles with duty, sorrow, and impossible decisions that weigh heavily upon the hearts gathered within the confines of his lodging.