Мое призвание другое, -- думала про себя княжна Марья, мое призвание -- быть счастливой другим счастием, счастием любви и самопожертвования.
“My calling is different - Princess Marya thought to herself, “my calling is to be happy with a different happiness, the happiness of love and self-sacrifice.”
Myshkin when asked whether he had in Switzerland been in love: "я... был счастлив иначе" ... "I ... was happy in a different way".
Lev Nikolayevich is of course not only the name of the character in Dostoevsky's novel, but also the name of the author of the second novel.
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