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Chapter 3

           NowItellyouhonestly,Parfen,ifitistruethatallismadeupbetweenyou,Iwillnotsomuchasseteyesuponher,andIwillneverevencometoseeyouagain.

           “YouknowquitewellthatIamtellingthetruth,becauseIhavealwaysbeenfrankwithyou.Ihaveneverconcealedmyownopinionfromyou.IhavealwaystoldyouthatIconsideramarriagebetweenyouandherwouldberuintoher.Youwouldalsoberuined,andperhapsevenmorehopelessly.Ifthismarriageweretobebrokenoffagain,IadmitIshouldbegreatlypleased;butatthesametimeIhavenottheslightestintentionoftryingtopartyou.Youmaybequiteeasyinyourmind,andyouneednotsuspectme.YouknowyourselfwhetherIwaseverreallyyourrivalornot,evenwhensheranawayandcametome.

           “There,youarelaughingatmeIknowwhyyoulaugh.Itisperfectlytruethatwelivedapartfromoneanotherallthetime,indifferenttowns.ItoldyoubeforethatIdidnotloveherwithlove,butwithpity!Yousaidthenthatyouunderstoodme;didyoureallyunderstandmeornot?Whathatredthereisinyoureyesatthismoment!Icametorelieveyourmind,becauseyouaredeartomealso.Iloveyouverymuch,Parfen;andnowIshallgoawayandnevercomebackagain.Goodbye.”

           Theprincerose.

           “Stayalittle,”saidParfen,notleavinghischairandrestinghisheadonhisrighthand.“Ihaven’tseenyouforalongtime.”

           Theprincesatdownagain.Bothweresilentforafewmoments.

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