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Chapter 7

           Lookhere,dearprince,besokind,willyou?Juststeptothestudyandfetchthisportrait!Saywewanttolookatit.Pleasedothisforme,willyou?”

           “Heisanicefellow,butalittletoosimple,”saidAdelaida,astheprincelefttheroom.

           “Heis,indeed,”saidAlexandra;“almostlaughablysoattimes.”

           Neitheronenortheotherseemedtogiveexpressiontoherfullthoughts.

           “Hegotoutofitveryneatlyaboutourfaces,though,”saidAglaya.“Heflatteredusallround,evenmamma.”

           “Nonsense!”criedthelatter.“Hedidnotflatterme.ItwasIwhofoundhisappreciationflattering.Ithinkyouareagreatdealmorefoolishthanheis.Heissimple,ofcourse,butalsoveryknowing.Justlikemyself.”

           “Howstupidofmetospeakoftheportrait,”thoughttheprinceasheenteredthestudy,withafeelingofguiltathisheart,“andyet,perhapsIwasrightafterall.”Hehadanidea,unformedasyet,butastrangeidea.

           GavrilaArdalionovitchwasstillsittinginthestudy,buriedinamassofpapers.Helookedasthoughhedidnottakehissalaryfromthepubliccompany,whoseservanthewas,forasinecure.

           Hegrewverywrothandconfusedwhentheprinceaskedfortheportrait,andexplainedhowitcameaboutthathehadspokenofit.

           “Oh,curseitall,”hesaid;“whatonearthmustyougoblabbingfor?Youknownothingaboutthething,andyetidiot!”headded,mutteringthelastwordtohimselfinirrepressiblerage.

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