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Intimate friends and acquaintances of Ivan Petrovitch underwent painful experiences . Ivan Petrovitch made haste to withdraw into the country and shut himself up in his house . Another year passed by , and suddenly Ivan Petrovitch grew feeble , and ailing ; his health began to break up . He , the free-thinker , began to go to church and have prayers put up for him ; he , the European , began to sit in steam-baths , to dine at two o'clock , to go to bed at nine , and to doze off to the sound of the chatter of the old steward ; he , the man of ! political ideas , burnt all his schemes , all his correspondence , trembled before the governor , and was uneasy at the sigh of the police-captain ; he , the man of iron will , whimpered and complained , when he had a gumboil or when they gave him a plate of cold soup . Glafira Petrovna again took control of everything in the house ; once more the overseers , bailiffs and simple peasants began to come to the back stairs to speak to the `` old witch , '' as the servants called her . The change in Ivan Petrovitch produced a powerful impression on his son .