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Chapter 7

           Enoughofwords,now!Weshallseehowbothofyou(Idon’tcountAglaya)willmanageyourbusiness,andwhetheryou,mostreveredAlexandraIvanovna,willbehappywithyourfinemate.”

           “Ah!”sheadded,asGaniasuddenlyenteredtheroom,“here’sanothermarryingsubject.Howdoyoudo?”shecontinued,inresponsetoGania’sbow;butshedidnotinvitehimtositdown.“Youaregoingtobemarried?”

           “Married?howwhatmarriage?”murmuredGania,overwhelmedwithconfusion.

           “Areyouabouttotakeawife?Iask,ifyoupreferthatexpression.”

           “No,noIIno!”saidGania,bringingouthisliewithatell-taleblushofshame.HeglancedkeenlyatAglaya,whowassittingsomewayoff,anddroppedhiseyesimmediately.

           Aglayagazedcoldly,intently,andcomposedlyathim,withouttakinghereyesoffhisface,andwatchedhisconfusion.

           “No?Yousayno,doyou?”continuedthepitilessMrs.General.“Verywell,IshallrememberthatyoutoldmethisWednesdaymorning,inanswertomyquestion,thatyouarenotgoingtobemarried.Whatdayisit,Wednesday,isn’tit?”

           “Yes,Ithinkso!”saidAdelaida.

           “Youneverknowthedayoftheweek;what’sthedayofthemonth?”

           “Twenty-seventh!”saidGania.

           “Twenty-seventh;verywell.Good-byenow;youhaveagooddealtodo,I’msure,andImustdressandgoout.Takeyourportrait.Givemyrespectstoyourunfortunatemother,NinaAlexandrovna.

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