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Chapter 11

           Areyoulaughing?Youdon’tknow,perhaps,thatblackguardslikehonestpeople,andbeingonemyselfIlikeyou.WhyamIablackguard?Tellmehonestly,now.Theyallcallmeablackguardbecauseofher,andIhavegotintothewayofthinkingmyselfone.That’swhatissobadaboutthebusiness.”

           “Iforoneshallneverthinkyouablackguardagain,”saidtheprince.“IconfessIhadapooropinionofyouatfirst,butIhavebeensojoyfullysurprisedaboutyoujustnow;it’sagoodlessonforme.Ishallneverjudgeagainwithoutathoroughtrial.Iseenowthatyouarenotonlynotablackguard,butarenotevenquitespoiled.Iseethatyouarequiteanordinaryman,notoriginalintheleastdegree,butratherweak.”

           Ganialaughedsarcastically,butsaidnothing.Theprince,seeingthathedidnotquitelikethelastremark,blushed,andwassilenttoo.

           “Hasmyfatheraskedyouformoney?”askedGania,suddenly.

           “No.”

           “Don’tgiveittohimifhedoes.Fancy,hewasadecent,respectablemanonce!Hewasreceivedinthebestsociety;hewasnotalwaystheliarheisnow.Ofcourse,wineisatthebottomofitall;butheisagooddealworsethananinnocentliarnow.Doyouknowthathekeepsamistress?Ican’tunderstandhowmotherissolong-suffering.DidhetellyouthestoryofthesiegeofKars?Orperhapstheoneabouthisgreyhorsethattalked?Helovestoenlargeontheseabsurdhistories.”AndGaniaburstintoafitoflaughter.

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