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Seeing now clearly what was the most important, Kitty was not

satisfied with being enthusiastic over it; she at once gave

herself up with her whole soul to the new life that was opening

to her. From Varenka's accounts of the doings of Madame Stahl and

other people whom she mentioned, Kitty had already constructed

the plan of her own future life. She would, like Madame Stahl's

niece, Aline, of whom Varenka had talked to her a great deal,

seek out those who were in trouble, wherever she might be living,

help them as far as she could, give them the Gospel, read the

Gospel to the sick, to criminals, to the dying. The idea of

reading the Gospel to criminals, as Aline did, particularly

fascinated Kitty. But all these were secret dreams, of which

Kitty did not talk either to her mother or to Varenka.