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Chapter 13

           IrememberthinkingatthetimewhatIamnowprettysureof;andwhat,Imaysayinpassing,theprinceconfessedtomyself.”

           Ganiasaidallthisperfectlyseriously,andwithouttheslightestappearanceofjoking;indeed,heseemedstrangelygloomy.

           “Ididnotconfessanythingtoyou,”saidtheprince,blushing.“Ionlyansweredyourquestion.”

           “Bravo!That’sfrank,atanyrate!”shoutedFerdishenko,andtherewasgenerallaughter.

           “Ohprince,prince!Inevershouldhavethoughtitofyou;”saidGeneralEpanchin.“AndIimaginedyouaphilosopher!Oh,yousilentfellows!”

           “Judgingfromthefactthattheprinceblushedatthisinnocentjoke,likeayounggirl,Ishouldthinkthathemust,asanhonourableman,harbourthenoblestintentions,”saidtheoldtoothlessschoolmaster,mostunexpectedly;hehadnotsomuchasopenedhismouthbefore.Thisremarkprovokedgeneralmirth,andtheoldfellowhimselflaughedloudestofthelot,butendedwithastupendousfitofcoughing.

           NastasiaPhilipovna,wholovedoriginalityanddrolleryofallkinds,wasapparentlyveryfondofthisoldman,andrangthebellformoreteatostophiscoughing.Itwasnowhalf-pastteno’clock.

           “Gentlemen,wouldn’tyoulikealittlechampagnenow?”sheasked.“Ihaveitallready;itwillcheerusupdonownoceremony!”

           Thisinvitationtodrink,couched,asitwas,insuchinformalterms,cameverystrangelyfromNastasiaPhilipovna.

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