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Chapter 15

           Thisletter

           Theprincepulledaletteroutofhispocket.

           “Isheraving?”saidthegeneral.“Arewereallyinamad-house?”

           Therewassilenceforamoment.ThenPtitsinspoke.

           “Ithinkyousaid,prince,thatyourletterwasfromSalaskin?Salaskinisaveryeminentman,indeed,inhisownworld;heisawonderfullycleversolicitor,andifhereallytellsyouthis,Ithinkyoumaybeprettysurethatheisright.Itsohappens,luckily,thatIknowhishandwriting,forIhavelatelyhadbusinesswithhim.Ifyouwouldallowmetoseeit,Ishouldperhapsbeabletotellyou.”

           Theprinceheldoutthelettersilently,butwithashakinghand.

           “What,what?”saidthegeneral,muchagitated.

           “What’sallthis?Ishereallyheirtoanything?”

           AllpresentconcentratedtheirattentionuponPtitsin,readingtheprince’sletter.Thegeneralcuriosityhadreceivedanewfillip.Ferdishenkocouldnotsitstill.Rogojinfixedhiseyesfirstontheprince,andthenonPtitsin,andthenbackagain;hewasextremelyagitated.Lebedeffcouldnotstandit.HecreptupandreadoverPtitsin’sshoulder,withtheairofanaughtyboywhoexpectsaboxontheeareverymomentforhisindiscretion.

           

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