The Margin I have read as far as… I-I. Fyodor Pavlovitch Karamazov I-II. He Gets Rid Of His Eldest Son I-III. The Second Marriage And The Second Family I-IV. The Third Son, Alyosha I-V. Elders II-I. They Arrive At The Monastery II-II. The Old Buffoon II-III. Peasant Women Who Have Faith II-IV. A Lady Of Little Faith II-V. So Be It! So Be It! II-VI. Why Is Such A Man Alive? II-VII. A Young Man Bent On A Career II-VIII. The Scandalous Scene III-I. In The Servants’ Quarters III-II. Lizaveta III-III. The Confession Of A Passionate Heart—In Verse III-IV. The Confession Of A Passionate Heart—In Anecdote III-V. The Confession Of A Passionate Heart—“Heels Up” III-VI. Smerdyakov III-VII. The Controversy III-VIII. Over The Brandy III-IX. The Sensualists III-X. Both Together III-XI. Another Reputation Ruined IV-I. Father Ferapont IV-II. At His Father’s IV-III. A Meeting With The Schoolboys IV-IV. At The Hohlakovs’ IV-V. A Laceration In The Drawing-Room IV-VI. A Laceration In The Cottage IV-VII. And In The Open Air V-I. The Engagement V-II. Smerdyakov With A Guitar V-III. The Brothers Make Friends V-IV. Rebellion V-V. The Grand Inquisitor V-VI. For Awhile A Very Obscure One V-VII. “It’s Always Worth While Speaking To A Clever Man” VI-I. Father Zossima And His Visitors VI-II. The Duel VI-III. Conversations And Exhortations Of Father Zossima VII-I. The Breath Of Corruption VII-II. A Critical Moment VII-III. An Onion VII-IV. Cana Of Galilee VIII-I. Kuzma Samsonov VIII-II. Lyagavy VIII-III. Gold-Mines VIII-IV. In The Dark VIII-V. A Sudden Resolution VIII-VI. “I Am Coming, Too!” VIII-VII. The First And Rightful Lover VIII-VIII. Delirium IX-I. The Beginning Of Perhotin’s Official Career IX-II. The Alarm IX-III. The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal IX-IV. The Second Ordeal IX-V. The Third Ordeal IX-VI. The Prosecutor Catches Mitya IX-VII. Mitya’s Great Secret. Received With Hisses IX-VIII. The Evidence Of The Witnesses. The Babe IX-IX. They Carry Mitya Away X-I. Kolya Krassotkin X-II. Children X-III. The Schoolboy X-IV. The Lost Dog X-V. By Ilusha’s Bedside X-VI. Precocity X-VII. Ilusha XI-I. At Grushenka’s XI-II. The Injured Foot XI-III. A Little Demon XI-IV. A Hymn And A Secret XI-V. Not You, Not You! XI-VI. The First Interview With Smerdyakov XI-VII. The Second Visit To Smerdyakov XI-VIII. The Third And Last Interview With Smerdyakov XI-IX. The Devil. Ivan’s Nightmare XI-X. “It Was He Who Said That” XII-I. The Fatal Day XII-II. Dangerous Witnesses XII-III. The Medical Experts And A Pound Of Nuts XII-IV. Fortune Smiles On Mitya XII-V. A Sudden Catastrophe XII-VI. The Prosecutor’s Speech. Sketches Of Character XII-VII. An Historical Survey XII-VIII. A Treatise On Smerdyakov XII-IX. The Galloping Troika. The End Of The Prosecutor’s Speech. XII-X. The Speech For The Defense. An Argument That Cuts Both Ways XII-XI. There Was No Money. There Was No Robbery XII-XII. And There Was No Murder Either XII-XIII. A Corrupter Of Thought XII-XIV. The Peasants Stand Firm Epilogue I. Plans For Mitya’s Escape Epilogue II. For A Moment The Lie Becomes Truth Epilogue III. Ilusha’s Funeral. The Speech At The Stone
Object
The Secret Signals Also known as secret signals, five knocks, three knocks.
Smerdyakov explains to Ivan the private knock patterns by which Fyodor Pavlovitch will open his locked door. Five knocks mean Grushenka has come, while another pattern signals urgent news. The signals matter because Fyodor trusts them completely, and because Smerdyakov has also told Dmitri about them.
V-VII. “It’s Always Worth While Speaking To A Clever Man”
After Ivan leaves, Fyodor waits in the locked house for the expected knocks, while Smerdyakov's sudden illness removes the servant who was supposed to watch and signal.
IX-VI. The Prosecutor Catches Mitya
When the empty envelope is produced during the investigation, Dmitri argues that Smerdyakov could have used the signals because Fyodor would never open the door without them.
XI-VIII. The Third And Last Interview With Smerdyakov
Smerdyakov says he used the agreed taps himself, making Fyodor open the door by pretending that Grushenka was outside.
This entry is sealed. You have not yet read far enough to open it.
Kind Object Also known as secret signals, five knocks, three knocks
← Back The Margin
Thank you. I’ll check it.
Close 
