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Chapter 16

           

           “Arefinedman,butlost,”murmuredthegeneral.

           Totskitookhishatandrosetogo.Heandthegeneralexchangedglances,makingaprivatearrangement,thereby,toleavethehousetogether.

           “Thankyou,prince;noonehaseverspokentomelikethatbefore,”beganNastasiaPhilipovna.“Menhavealwaysbargainedforme,beforethis;andnotasinglerespectablemanhaseverproposedtomarryme.Doyouhear,AfanasyIvanovitch?Whatdoyouthinkofwhattheprincehasjustbeensaying?Itwasalmostimmodest,wasn’tit?You,Rogojin,waitamoment,don’tgoyet!Iseeyoudon’tintendtomovehowever.PerhapsImaygowithyouyet.Wheredidyoumeantotakemeto?”

           “ToEkaterinhof,”repliedLebedeff.Rogojinsimplystoodstaring,withtremblinglips,notdaringtobelievehisears.Hewasstunned,asthoughfromablowonthehead.

           “Whatareyouthinkingof,mydearNastasia?”saidDariaAlexeyevnainalarm.“Whatareyousaying?”“Youarenotgoingmad,areyou?”

           NastasiaPhilipovnaburstoutlaughingandjumpedupfromthesofa.

           “YouthoughtIshouldacceptthisgoodchild’sinvitationtoruinhim,didyou?”shecried.“That’sTotski’sway,notmine.He’sfondofchildren.Comealong,Rogojin,getyourmoneyready!Wewon’ttalkaboutmarryingjustatthismoment,butlet’sseethemoneyatallevents.Come!Imaynotmarryyou,either.Idon’tknow.

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