Well, then: did he love this woman or hate her? He had not posed himself that question once that day; here his mind was clear: he knew whom he loved …
'That woman' is Nastasya.
‘He had not posed himself that question once that day; here his mind was clear: he knew whom he loved …’ THAT IS SO FUCKED UP BY THE NARRATOR. He’s saying that Myshkin did not question himself if he loved Nastya or not, because he knew whom he loved. But who was it? The sentence does highly imply it was Nastasya, but then Myshkin is said to be incredibly afraid OF Nastasya herself, and not even the of actual meeting. That makes sense though, because I interpret Nastya to have (unintentionally) emotionally abused Myshkin in Moscow, and possibly in the days after this chapter (because he stays with her again).
Still, he must’ve known that he would’ve chosen Nastasya no matter what. He was in loved with Aglaya but Nastya had ‘pierced a sword through his heart’ — he wouldn’t go after Aglaya if he had to stay to try and redeem Nastasya’s suffering when he sees her again. He knew whom he loved.
