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Chapter 2

           Hehadbegunhissentenceintendingtosay,“SurelyyouarenotPrinceMuishkin,areyou?”

           “Yes,straightfromthetrain!Didnotyouintendtosay,‘SurelyyouarenotPrinceMuishkin?’justnow,butrefrainedoutofpoliteness?”

           “H’m!”gruntedtheastonishedservant.

           “IassureyouIamnotdeceivingyou;youshallnothavetoanswerforme.Astomybeingdressedlikethis,andcarryingabundle,there’snothingsurprisinginthat—thefactis,mycircumstancesarenotparticularlyrosyatthismoment.”

           “H’m!—no,I’mnotafraidofthat,yousee;Ihavetoannounceyou,that’sall.Thesecretarywillbeoutdirectly—thatis,unlessyou—yes,that’stherub—unlessyou—come,youmustallowmetoaskyou—you’venotcometobeg,haveyou?”

           “Ohdearno,youcanbeperfectlyeasyonthatscore.Ihavequiteanothermatteronhand.”

           “Youmustexcusemyasking,youknow.Yourappearanceledmetothink—butjustwaitforthesecretary;thegeneralisbusynow,butthesecretaryissuretocomeout.”

           “Oh—well,lookhere,ifIhavesometimetowait,wouldyoumindtellingme,isthereanyplaceaboutwhereIcouldhaveasmoke?Ihavemypipeandtobaccowithme.”

           “Smoke?”saidtheman,inshockedbutdisdainfulsurprise,blinkinghiseyesattheprinceasthoughhecouldnotbelievehissenses.“No,sir,youcannotsmokehere,andIwonderyouarenotashamedoftheverysuggestion.

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