Chapter II: Part II: Ravelin Alexeef

XVII. EKATERINA AT MOSCOW 125

XVIII. THE PRINCESS AT ST. PETERSBURG 129

XIX. THE HISTORIOGRAPHER MILLER 137

XX. MILLER’S REPLY 144

XXI. ORLOFF AND THE PRINCESS 152

XXII. ORLOFF’S INTERVIEW WITH THE PRINCESS 159

XXIII. ORLOFF AT MOSCOW 168

XXIV. THE PRINCESS WRITES TO THE EMPRESS 177

XXV. FATHER PETER ANDRÉEF 183

XXVI. THE VISITORS’ QUEST 188

XXVII. A LATE VISITOR 196

XVIII. BAPTISM 202

XXIX. CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION 208

XXX. “WHAT IF THE CAPTIVE BE INNOCENT?” 213

XXXI. RELEASE 218

XXXII. “A ROSE AND A MYRTLE” 227

XXIII. PAVEL PETROVITCH AND THE ENCHANTER 237

XXXIV. A MYRTLE LEAF 243

XXXV. FIFTEEN YEARS AFTER 249