epanchin did not say a word to him all the way home, and he did not seem to observe the fact. adelaida tried to pump him a little by asking, "who was the uncle they were talking about, and what was it that had happened in petersburg?" but he had merely muttered something disconnected about "making inquiries," and that "of course it was all nonsense." "oh, of course," replied adelaida, and asked no more questions. aglaya, too, was very quiet; and the only remark she made on the way home was that they were "walking much too fast to be pleasant."