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Chapter 8

           

           Ganiawassurprised,butcautiouslykeptsilenceandlookedathismother,hopingthatshewouldexpressherselfmoreclearly.NinaAlexandrovnaobservedhiscautiousnessandadded,withabittersmile:

           “Youarestillsuspicious,Isee,anddonotbelieveme;butyoumaybequiteatyourease.Thereshallbenomoretears,norquestionsnotfrommyside,atallevents.AllIwishisthatyoumaybehappy,youknowthat.Ihavesubmittedtomyfate;butmyheartwillalwaysbewithyou,whetherweremainunited,orwhetherwepart.OfcourseIonlyanswerformyselfyoucanhardlyexpectyoursister

           “Mysisteragain,”criedGania,lookingatherwithcontemptandalmosthate.“Lookhere,mother,IhavealreadygivenyoumywordthatIshallalwaysrespectyoufullyandabsolutely,andsoshalleveryoneelseinthishouse,beitwhoitmay,whoshallcrossthisthreshold.”

           Ganiawassomuchrelievedthathegazedathismotheralmostaffectionately.

           “Iwasnotatallafraidformyself,Gania,asyouknowwell.ItwasnotformyownsakethatIhavebeensoanxiousandworriedallthistime!Theysayitisalltobesettledto-day.Whatistobesettled?”

           “Shehaspromisedtotellmetonightatherownhousewhethersheconsentsornot,”repliedGania.

           “Wehavebeensilentonthissubjectforthreeweeks,”saidhismother,“anditwasbetterso;andnowIwillonlyaskyouonequestion.

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