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Chapter 13

           Now,couldI,aFerdishenko,beallowedtositshouldertoshoulderwithaclevermanlikeAfanasyIvanovitch?Thereisoneexplanation,onlyone.Iamgiventhepositionbecauseitissoentirelyinconceivable!”

           ButthesevulgaritiesseemedtopleaseNastasiaPhilipovna,althoughtoooftentheywerebothrudeandoffensive.ThosewhowishedtogotoherhousewereforcedtoputupwithFerdishenko.PossiblythelatterwasnotmistakeninimaginingthathewasreceivedsimplyinordertoannoyTotski,whodislikedhimextremely.Ganiaalsowasoftenmadethebuttofthejester’ssarcasms,whousedthismethodofkeepinginNastasiaPhilipovna’sgoodgraces.

           “Theprincewillbeginbysingingusafashionableditty,”remarkedFerdishenko,andlookedatthemistressofthehouse,toseewhatshewouldsay.

           “Idon’tthinkso,Ferdishenko;pleasebequiet,”answeredNastasiaPhilipovnadryly.

           “A-ah!ifheistobeunderspecialpatronage,Iwithdrawmyclaws.”

           ButNastasiaPhilipovnahadnowrisenandadvancedtomeettheprince.

           “Iwassosorrytohaveforgottentoaskyoutocome,whenIsawyou,”shesaid,“andIamdelightedtobeabletothankyoupersonallynow,andtoexpressmypleasureatyourresolution.”

           Sosayingshegazedintohiseyes,longingtoseewhethershecouldmakeanyguessastotheexplanationofhismotiveincomingtoherhouse.Theprincewouldverylikelyhavemadesomereplytoherkindwords,buthewassodazzledbyherappearancethathecouldnotspeak.

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