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Chapter 14

           AnfisaAlexeyevna’sbirthdaycameoffjustthen,too,andthereweretwoballsarranged.AtthattimeDumas-fils’beautifulwork,LaDameauxCaméliasanovelwhichIconsiderimperishablehadjustcomeintofashion.Intheprovincesalltheladieswereinrapturesoverit,thosewhohadreadit,atleast.Camelliaswereallthefashion.Everyoneinquiredforthem,everybodywantedthem;andagrandlotofcamelliasaretobegotinacountrytownasyouallknowandtwoballstoprovidefor!

           “PoorPeterVolhofskoiwasdesperatelyinlovewithAnfisaAlexeyevna.Idon’tknowwhethertherewasanythingImeanIdon’tknowwhetherhecouldpossiblyhaveindulgedinanyhope.Thepoorfellowwasbesidehimselftogetherabouquetofcamellias.CountessSotskiandSophiaBespalova,aseveryoneknew,werecomingwithwhitecamelliabouquets.Anfisawishedforredones,foreffect.Well,herhusbandPlatonwasdrivendesperatetofindsome.Andthedaybeforetheball,Anfisa’srivalsnappeduptheonlyredcamelliastobehadintheplace,fromunderPlaton’snose,andPlatonwretchedmanwasdonefor.NowifPeterhadonlybeenabletostepinatthismomentwitharedbouquet,hislittlehopesmighthavemadegiganticstrides.Awoman’sgratitudeundersuchcircumstanceswouldhavebeenboundlessbutitwaspracticallyanimpossibility.

           “ThenightbeforetheballImetPeter,lookingradiant.‘Whatisit?’Iask.

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