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Chapter 1

           Epanchin,atthecommencementofthisperiod,hadannouncedthatshehadbeen“cruellymistakenintheprince!”andadayortwoafter,shehadadded,evidentlyalludingtohim,butnotmentioninghisname,thatitwasanunalterablecharacteristicofherstobemistakeninpeople.Thenoncemore,tendayslater,aftersomepassageofarmswithoneofherdaughters,shehadremarkedsententiously.“Wehavehadenoughofmistakes.Ishallbemorecarefulinfuture!”However,itwasimpossibletoavoidremarkingthattherewassomesenseofoppressioninthehouseholdsomethingunspoken,butfelt;somethingstrained.Allthemembersofthefamilyworefrowninglooks.Thegeneralwasunusuallybusy;hisfamilyhardlyeversawhim.

           Astothegirls,nothingwassaidopenly,atallevents;andprobablyverylittleinprivate.Theywereprouddamsels,andwerenotalwaysperfectlyconfidentialevenamongthemselves.Buttheyunderstoodeachotherthoroughlyatthefirstwordonalloccasions;veryoftenatthefirstglance,sothattherewasnoneedofmuchtalkingasarule.

           Onefact,atleast,wouldhavebeenperfectlyplaintoanoutsider,hadanysuchpersonbeenonthespot;andthatwas,thattheprincehadmadeaveryconsiderableimpressionuponthefamily,inspiteofthefactthathehadbutoncebeeninsidethehouse,andthenonlyforashorttime.Ofcourse,ifanalyzed,thisimpressionmighthaveprovedtobenothingmorethanafeelingofcuriosity;butbeitwhatitmight,thereitundoubtedlywas.

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