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Chapter 10

           Theprincegrewpaleasdeath;hegazedintoGania’seyeswithastrange,wild,reproachfullook;hislipstrembledandvainlyendeavouredtoformsomewords;thenhismouthtwistedintoanincongruoussmile.

           “Verywellnevermindaboutme;butIshallnotallowyoutostrikeher!”hesaid,atlast,quietly.Then,suddenly,hecouldbearitnolonger,andcoveringhisfacewithhishands,turnedtothewall,andmurmuredinbrokenaccents:

           “Oh!howashamedyouwillbeofthisafterwards!”

           Ganiacertainlydidlookdreadfullyabashed.Coliarusheduptocomforttheprince,andafterhimcrowdedVaria,Rogojinandall,eventhegeneral.

           “It’snothing,it’snothing!”saidtheprince,andagainheworethesmilewhichwassoinconsistentwiththecircumstances.

           “Yes,hewillbeashamed!”criedRogojin.“Youwillbeproperlyashamedofyourselfforhavinginjuredsuchasuchasheep”(hecouldnotfindabetterword).“Prince,mydearfellow,leavethisandcomeawaywithme.I’llshowyouhowRogojinshowshisaffectionforhisfriends.”

           NastasiaPhilipovnawasalsomuchimpressed,bothwithGania’sactionandwiththeprince’sreply.

           Herusuallythoughtful,paleface,whichallthiswhilehadbeensolittleinharmonywiththejestsandlaughterwhichshehadseemedtoputonfortheoccasion,wasnowevidentlyagitatedbynewfeelings,thoughshetriedtoconcealthefactandtolookasthoughshewereasreadyaseverforjestingandirony.

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