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Chapter 8

           Theprinceremainedseatednexttoher,butVariamovedtotheotherendoftheroom;theportraitofNastasiaPhilipovnaremainedlyingasbeforeonthework-table.Ganiaobserveditthere,andwithafrownofannoyancesnatcheditupandthrewitacrosstohiswriting-table,whichstoodattheotherendoftheroom.

           “Isittoday,Gania?”askedNinaAlexandrovna,atlast.

           “Iswhattoday?”criedtheformer.Thensuddenlyrecollectinghimself,heturnedsharplyontheprince.“Oh,”hegrowled,“Isee,youarehere,thatexplainsit!Isitadisease,orwhat,thatyoucan’tholdyourtongue?Lookhere,understandonceforall,prince

           “Iamtoblameinthis,Ganianooneelse,”saidPtitsin.

           Ganiaglancedinquiringlyatthespeaker.

           “It’sbetterso,youknow,Ganiaespeciallyas,fromonepointofview,themattermaybeconsideredassettled,”saidPtitsin;andsittingdownalittlewayfromthetablehebegantostudyapapercoveredwithpencilwriting.

           Ganiastoodandfrowned,heexpectedafamilyscene.Heneverthoughtofapologizingtotheprince,however.

           “Ifit’sallsettled,Gania,thenofcourseMr.Ptitsinisright,”saidNinaAlexandrovna.“Don’tfrown.Youneednotworryyourself,Gania;Ishallaskyounoquestions.Youneednottellmeanythingyoudon’tlike.IassureyouIhavequitesubmittedtoyourwill.”Shesaidallthis,knittingawaythewhileasthoughperfectlycalmandcomposed.

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