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Chapter 7

           

           “Iamverysorry;Iwasnotthinkingatthetime.ImerelysaidthatAglayawasalmostasbeautifulasNastasiaPhilipovna.”

           Ganiaaskedforfurtherdetails;andtheprinceoncemorerepeatedtheconversation.Ganialookedathimwithironicalcontemptthewhile.

           “NastasiaPhilipovna,”hebegan,andtherepaused;hewasclearlymuchagitatedandannoyed.Theprinceremindedhimoftheportrait.

           “Listen,prince,”saidGania,asthoughanideahadjuststruckhim,“Iwishtoaskyouagreatfavour,andyetIreallydon’tknow

           Hepausedagain,hewastryingtomakeuphismindtosomething,andwasturningthematterover.Theprincewaitedquietly.OncemoreGaniafixedhimwithintentandquestioningeyes.

           “Prince,”hebeganagain,“theyareratherangrywithme,inthere,owingtoacircumstancewhichIneednotexplain,sothatIdonotcaretogoinatpresentwithoutaninvitation.IparticularlywishtospeaktoAglaya,butIhavewrittenafewwordsincaseIshallnothavethechanceofseeingher”(heretheprinceobservedasmallnoteinhishand),“andIdonotknowhowtogetmycommunicationtoher.Don’tyouthinkyoucouldundertaketogiveittoheratonce,butonlytoher,mind,andsothatnooneelseshouldseeyougiveit?Itisn’tmuchofasecret,butstillWell,willyoudoit?”

           “Idon’tquitelikeit,”repliedtheprince.

           “Oh,butitisabsolutelynecessaryforme,”Ganiaentreated.

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