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Chapter 8

           Wewereeducatedtogether;Iwentstraightintothearmy,andhe

           “Myfatherwentintothearmy,too.Hewasasub-lieutenantintheVasiliefskyregiment.”

           “No,sirintheBielomirsky;hechangedintothelattershortlybeforehisdeath.Iwasathisbedsidewhenhedied,andgavehimmyblessingforeternity.YourmotherThegeneralpaused,asthoughovercomewithemotion.

           “Shediedafewmonthslater,fromacold,”saidtheprince.

           “Oh,notcoldbelieveanoldmannotfromacold,butfromgriefforherprince.Ohyourmother,yourmother!heigh-ho!Youthyouth!YourfatherandIoldfriendsaswewerenearlymurderedeachotherforhersake.”

           Theprincebegantobealittleincredulous.

           “Iwaspassionatelyinlovewithherwhenshewasengagedengagedtomyfriend.Theprincenoticedthefactandwasfurious.Hecameandwokemeatseveno’clockonemorning.Iriseanddressinamazement;silenceonbothsides.Iunderstanditall.Hetakesacoupleofpistolsoutofhispocketacrossahandkerchiefwithoutwitnesses.Whyinvitewitnesseswhenbothofuswouldbewalkingineternityinacoupleofminutes?Thepistolsareloaded;westretchthehandkerchiefandstandoppositeoneanother.Weaimthepistolsateachother’shearts.

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