" (Sitnikov was the tutor to whom Seryozha's secular education had been intrusted.

) "As I have mentioned to you, there's a sort of coldness in him towards the most important questions which ought to touch the heart of every man and every child....

" Alexey Alexandrovitch began expounding his views on the sole question that interested him besides the service--the education of his son.

When Alexey Alexandrovitch with Lidia Ivanovna's help had been brought back anew to life and activity, he felt it his duty to undertake the education of the son left on his hands.

Having never before taken any interest in educational questions, Alexey Alexandrovitch devoted some time to the theoretical study of the subject.