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Chapter 7

           “Youshamelesstattler!”

           “Iassureyou,youareunderadelusion,”saidtheprince,calmlyandpolitely.“Ididnotevenknowthatyouweretobemarried.”

           “Youheardmetalkingaboutit,thegeneralandme.YouheardmesaythateverythingwastobesettledtodayatNastasiaPhilipovna’s,andyouwentandblurteditouthere.Youlieifyoudenyit.Whoelsecouldhavetoldthem?Deviltakeit,sir,whocouldhavetoldthemexceptyourself?Didn’ttheoldwomanasgoodashintasmuchtome?”

           “Ifshehintedtoyouwhotoldheryoumustknowbest,ofcourse;butIneversaidawordaboutit.”

           “Didyougivemynote?Isthereananswer?”interruptedGania,impatiently.

           ButatthismomentAglayacameback,andtheprincehadnotimetoreply.

           “There,prince,”saidshe,“there’smyalbum.Nowchooseapageandwritemesomething,willyou?There’sapen,anewone;doyoumindasteelone?Ihaveheardthatyoucaligraphistsdon’tlikesteelpens.”

           Conversingwiththeprince,AglayadidnotevenseemtonoticethatGaniawasintheroom.Butwhiletheprincewasgettinghispenready,findingapage,andmakinghispreparationstowrite,GaniacameuptothefireplacewhereAglayawasstanding,totherightoftheprince,andintrembling,brokenaccentssaid,almostinherear:

           “Oneword,justonewordfromyou,andI’msaved.”

           Theprinceturnedsharplyroundandlookedatbothofthem.

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