Part 1 Ch. VI - X Summary

Still chatting away to Myshkin, the four women ask what he can see in their faces. He is very complementary of Alexandra, Madam Yephachin and Adelaide, but he avoids commenting on Aglaya. When they mention he has left out the most beautiful girl in the room, the Prince says he knows, but she is so beautiful he can scarcely look at her. They press the Prince further, and he says she is as lovely as Nastassya Filippovna. All four women show surprise the Prince knows who Nastassya is and ask where he met her. The Prince says the General showed him her picture. At once Madam Yephachin tells him to fetch the picture and to bring it back to her. The Prince goes back to the General's study. Ganja is upset the Prince has told...