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Chapter 3

           

           “Ismiledbecausetheideacameintomyheadthatifitwerenotforthisunhappypassionofyoursyoumighthave,andwouldhave,becomejustsuchamanasyourfather,andthatveryquickly,too.You’dhavesettleddowninthishouseofyourswithsomesilentandobedientwife.Youwouldhavespokenrarely,trustednoone,heedednoone,andthoughtofnothingbutmakingmoney.”

           “Laughaway!Shesaidexactlythesame,almostwordforword,whenshesawmyfather’sportrait.It’sremarkablehowentirelyyouandsheareatonenow-a-days.”

           “What,hasshebeenhere?”askedtheprincewithcuriosity.

           “Yes!Shelookedlongattheportraitandaskedallaboutmyfather.‘You’dbejustsuchanother,’shesaidatlast,andlaughed.‘Youhavesuchstrongpassions,Parfen,’shesaid,‘thatthey’dhavetakenyoutoSiberiainnotimeifyouhadnot,luckily,intelligenceaswell.Foryouhaveagooddealofintelligence.’(Shesaidthisbelieveitornot.ThefirsttimeIeverheardanythingofthatsortfromher.)‘You’dsoonhavethrownupallthisrowdyismthatyouindulgeinnow,andyou’dhavesettleddowntoquiet,steadymoney-making,becauseyouhavelittleeducation;andhereyou’dhavestayedjustlikeyourfatherbeforeyou.Andyou’dhavelovedyourmoneysothatyou’damassnottwomillion,likehim,buttenmillion;andyou’dhavediedofhungeronyourmoneybagstofinishupwith,foryoucarryeverythingtoextremes.’There,that’sexactlywordforwordasshesaidittome.

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