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Chapter 9

           “Nowthen,prince!Myword,whatthingsIwouldsayifIhadsuchachanceasthat!Mygoodness,princegoon!”

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

           “Andhowdidyourecognizeme?”

           “Fromtheportrait!”

           “Whatelse?”

           “IseemedtoimagineyouexactlyasyouareIseemedtohaveseenyousomewhere.”

           “Wherewhere?”

           “Iseemtohaveseenyoureyessomewhere;butitcannotbe!IhavenotseenyouIneverwasherebefore.Imayhavedreamedofyou,Idon’tknow.”

           Theprincesaidallthiswithmanifesteffortinbrokensentences,andwithmanydrawingsofbreath.Hewasevidentlymuchagitated.NastasiaPhilipovnalookedathiminquisitively,butdidnotlaugh.

           “Bravo,prince!”criedFerdishenko,delighted.

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

           ThisapparitionwastoomuchforGania.

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