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Chapter 2

           

           Hisaudienceconsistedofayouthofaboutfifteenyearsofagewithacleverface,whohadabookinhishand,thoughhewasnotreading;ayoungladyoftwenty,indeepmourning,stoodnearhimwithaninfantinherarms;anothergirlofthirteen,alsoinblack,waslaughingloudly,hermouthwideopen;andonthesofalayahandsomeyoungman,withblackhairandeyes,andasuspicionofbeardandwhiskers.Hefrequentlyinterruptedthespeakerandarguedwithhim,tothegreatdelightoftheothers.

           “LukianTimofeyovitch!LukianTimofeyovitch!Here’ssomeonetoseeyou!Lookhere!...agentlemantospeaktoyou!...Well,it’snotmyfault!”andthecookturnedandwentawayredwithanger.

           Lebedeffstarted,andatsightoftheprincestoodlikeastatueforamoment.Thenhemoveduptohimwithaningratiatingsmile,butstoppedshortagain.

           “Prince!ex-ex-excellency!”hestammered.Thensuddenlyherantowardsthegirlwiththeinfant,amovementsounexpectedbyherthatshestaggeredandfellback,butnextmomenthewasthreateningtheotherchild,whowasstanding,stilllaughing,inthedoorway.Shescreamed,andrantowardsthekitchen.Lebedeffstampedhisfootangrily;then,seeingtheprinceregardinghimwithamazement,hemurmuredapologetically“Pardontoshowrespect!...he-he!”

           “Youarequitewrong...”begantheprince.

           “Atonce...atonce...inonemoment!”

           Herushedlikeawhirlwindfromtheroom,andMuishkinlookedinquiringlyattheothers.

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