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Chapter 7

           

           “Why?Herfaceisclearenough,isn’tit?”

           “Ohyes,ofcourse.Youareverybeautiful,AglayaIvanovna,sobeautifulthatoneisafraidtolookatyou.”

           “Isthatall?Whatabouthercharacter?”persistedMrs.Epanchin.

           “Itisdifficulttojudgewhensuchbeautyisconcerned.Ihavenotpreparedmyjudgment.Beautyisariddle.”

           “ThatmeansthatyouhavesetAglayaariddle!”saidAdelaida.“Guessit,Aglaya!Butshe’spretty,prince,isn’tshe?”

           “Mostwonderfullyso,”saidthelatter,warmly,gazingatAglayawithadmiration.“AlmostaslovelyasNastasiaPhilipovna,butquiteadifferenttype.”

           Allpresentexchangedlooksofsurprise.

           “Aslovelyaswho?”saidMrs.Epanchin.“AsNastasiaPhilipovna?WherehaveyouseenNastasiaPhilipovna?WhatNastasiaPhilipovna?”

           “GavrilaArdalionovitchshowedthegeneralherportraitjustnow.”

           “Howso?Didhebringtheportraitformyhusband?”

           “Onlytoshowit.NastasiaPhilipovnagaveittoGavrilaArdalionovitchtoday,andthelatterbroughtitheretoshowtothegeneral.”

           “Imustseeit!”criedMrs.Epanchin.“Whereistheportrait?Ifshegaveittohim,hemusthaveit;andheisstillinthestudy.Heneverleavesbeforefouro’clockonWednesdays.SendforGavrilaArdalionovitchatonce.No,Idon’tlongtoseehimsomuch.

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