Book 1 Chapter 59 Nekhludoffs Third Interview with Maslova in Prison

On the day after his visit to Maslennikoff, he again went to the
prison to see her.

The inspector allowed him to speak to her, only not in the
advocate's room nor in the office, but in the women's
visiting-room. In spite of his kindness, the inspector was more
reserved with Nekhludoff than hitherto.

An order for greater caution had apparently been sent, as a
result of his conversation with Meslennikoff.

"You may see her," the inspector said; "but please remember what
I said as regards money. And as to her removal to the hospital,
that his excellency wrote to me about, it can be done; the doctor
would agree. Only she herself does not wish it. She says, 'Much
need have I to carry out the slops for the scurvy beggars.' You
don't know what these people are, Prince," he added.

Nekhludoff did not reply, but asked to have the interview. The
inspector called a jailer, whom Nekhludoff followed into the
women's visiting-room, where there was no one but Maslova
waiting. She came from behind the grating, quiet and timid, close
up to him, and said, without looking at him: "Forgive me, Dmitri Ivanovitch, I spoke hastily the day before
yesterday."

"It is not for me to forgive you," Nekhludoff began.

"But all the same, you must leave me," she interrupted, and in
the terribly squinting eyes with which she looked at him
Nekhludoff read the former strained, angry expression.

"Why should I leave you?"

"So."

"But why so?"

She again looked up, as it seemed to him, with the same angry
look.