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Chapter 3

           

           “Never,never!”criedRogojin,excitedly.

           “Lookhere,Parfen;ifyoulovehersomuch,surelyyoumustbeanxioustoearnherrespect?Andifyoudosowish,surelyyoumayhopeto?IsaidjustnowthatIconsidereditextraordinarythatshecouldstillbereadytomarryyou.Well,thoughIcannotyetunderstandit,Ifeelsureshemusthavesomegoodreason,orshewouldn’tdoit.Sheissureofyourlove;butbesidesthat,shemustattributesomethingelsetoyousomegoodqualities,otherwisethethingwouldnotbe.Whatyouhavejustsaidconfirmsmywords.Yousayyourselfthatshefounditpossibletospeaktoyouquitedifferentlyfromherusualmanner.Youaresuspicious,youknow,andjealous,thereforewhenanythingannoyinghappenstoyou,youexaggerateitssignificance.Ofcourse,ofcourse,shedoesnotthinksoillofyouasyousay.Why,ifshedid,shewouldsimplybewalkingtodeathbydrowningorbytheknife,withhereyeswideopen,whenshemarriedyou.Itisimpossible!Asifanybodywouldgototheirdeathdeliberately!”

           Rogojinlistenedtotheprince’sexcitedwordswithabittersmile.Hisconvictionwas,apparently,unalterable.

           “Howdreadfullyyoulookatme,Parfen!”saidtheprince,withafeelingofdread.

           “Waterortheknife?”saidthelatter,atlast.“Ha,hathat’sexactlywhysheisgoingtomarryme,becausesheknowsforcertainthattheknifeawaitsher.

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