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Chapter 2

           Butwhatistherethatpeoplewillnotsmileat?

           TheprincetookacabanddrovetoastreetneartheNativity,wherehesoondiscoveredthehousehewasseeking.Itwasasmallwoodenvilla,andhewasstruckbyitsattractiveandcleanappearance;itstoodinapleasantlittlegarden,fullofflowers.Thewindowslookingonthestreetwereopen,andthesoundofavoice,readingaloudormakingaspeech,camethroughthem.Itroseattimestoashout,andwasinterruptedoccasionallybyburstsoflaughter.

           PrinceMuishkinenteredthecourt-yard,andascendedthesteps.Acookwithhersleevesturneduptotheelbowsopenedthedoor.ThevisitoraskedifMr.Lebedeffwereathome.

           “Heisinthere,”saidshe,pointingtothesalon.

           Theroomhadabluewall-paper,andwaswell,almostpretentiously,furnished,withitsroundtable,itsdivan,anditsbronzeclockunderaglassshade.Therewasanarrowpier-glassagainstthewall,andachandelieradornedwithlustreshungbyabronzechainfromtheceiling.

           Whentheprinceentered,Lebedeffwasstandinginthemiddleoftheroom,hisbacktothedoor.Hewasinhisshirt-sleeves,onaccountoftheextremeheat,andheseemedtohavejustreachedtheperorationofhisspeech,andwasimpressivelybeatinghisbreast.

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