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Chapter 9

           “Nowthen,prince!Myword,whatthingsIwouldsayifIhadsuchachanceasthat!Mygoodness,prince—goon!”

           “SoshouldI,inyourplace,I’venodoubt!”laughedtheprincetoFerdishenko;thencontinued,addressingNastasia:“Yourportraitstruckmeveryforciblythismorning;thenIwastalkingaboutyoutotheEpanchins;andthen,inthetrain,beforeIreachedPetersburg,ParfenRogojintoldmeagooddealaboutyou;andattheverymomentthatIopenedthedoortoyouIhappenedtobethinkingofyou,when—thereyoustoodbeforeme!”

           “Andhowdidyourecognizeme?”

           “Fromtheportrait!”

           “Whatelse?”

           “Iseemedtoimagineyouexactlyasyouare—Iseemedtohaveseenyousomewhere.”

           “Where—where?”

           “Iseemtohaveseenyoureyessomewhere;butitcannotbe!Ihavenotseenyou—Ineverwasherebefore.Imayhavedreamedofyou,Idon’tknow.”

           Theprincesaidallthiswithmanifesteffort—inbrokensentences,andwithmanydrawingsofbreath.Hewasevidentlymuchagitated.NastasiaPhilipovnalookedathiminquisitively,butdidnotlaugh.

           “Bravo,prince!”criedFerdishenko,delighted.

           AtthismomentaloudvoicefrombehindthegroupwhichhedgedintheprinceandNastasiaPhilipovna,dividedthecrowd,asitwere,andbeforethemstoodtheheadofthefamily,GeneralIvolgin.Hewasdressedineveningclothes;hismoustachewasdyed.

           ThisapparitionwastoomuchforGania.

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