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Chapter 8

           “Inthefirstplace,don’tlendmeanymoney,forIshallcertainlyaskyouto.”

           “Verywell.”

           “Shallyoupayhere?”

           “Yes,Iintendto.”

           “Oh!Idon’tintendto.Thanks.Ilivehere,nextdoortoyou;younoticedaroom,didyou?Don’tcometomeveryoften;Ishallseeyouherequiteoftenenough.Haveyouseenthegeneral?”

           “No.”

           “Norheardhim?”

           “No;ofcoursenot.”

           “Well,you’llbothhearandseehimsoon;heeventriestoborrowmoneyfromme.Avisaulecteur.Good-bye;doyouthinkamancanpossiblylivewithanamelikeFerdishenko?”

           “Whynot?”

           “Good-bye.”

           Andsohedeparted.Theprincefoundoutafterwardsthatthisgentlemanmadeithisbusinesstoamazepeoplewithhisoriginalityandwit,butthatitdidnotasarule“comeoff.”Heevenproducedabadimpressiononsomepeople,whichgrievedhimsorely;buthedidnotchangehiswaysforallthat.

           Ashewentoutoftheprince’sroom,hecollidedwithyetanothervisitorcomingin.Ferdishenkotooktheopportunityofmakingseveralwarninggesturestotheprincefrombehindthenewarrival’sback,andlefttheroominconsciouspride.

           Thisnextarrivalwasatallred-facedmanofaboutfifty-five,withgreyishhairandwhiskers,andlargeeyeswhichstoodoutoftheirsockets.Hisappearancewouldhavebeendistinguishedhaditnotbeenthathegavetheideaofbeingratherdirty.

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