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Chapter 3

           YousaidjustnowthatIhadfoundheratMoscow,whensheranawayfromyou.Ididn’tdoanythingofthesort;shecametomeherself,straightfromyou.‘NamethedayI’mready!’shesaid.‘Let’shavesomechampagne,andgoandhearthegipsiessing!’Itellyoushe’dhavethrownherselfintothewaterlongagoifitwerenotforme!Shedoesn’tdoitbecauseIam,perhaps,evenmoredreadfultoherthanthewater!She’smarryingmeoutofspite;ifshemarriesme,Itellyou,itwillbeforspite!”

           “Buthowdoyou,howcanyoubegantheprince,gazingwithdreadandhorroratRogojin.

           “Whydon’tyoufinishyoursentence?ShallItellyouwhatyouwerethinkingtoyourselfjustthen?Youwerethinking,‘Howcanshemarryhimafterthis?Howcanitpossiblybepermitted?’Oh,Iknowwhatyouwerethinkingabout!”

           “Ididn’tcomehereforthatpurpose,Parfen.Thatwasnotinmymind

           “Thatmaybe!Perhapsyoudidn’tcomewiththeidea,buttheideaiscertainlytherenow!Ha,ha!well,that’senough!Whatareyouupsetabout?Didn’tyoureallyknowitallbefore?Youastonishme!”

           “Allthisismerejealousyitissomemaladyofyours,Parfen!Youexaggerateeverything,”saidtheprince,excessivelyagitated.“Whatareyoudoing?”

           “Letgoofit!”saidParfen,seizingfromtheprince’shandaknifewhichthelatterhadatthatmomenttakenupfromthetable,whereitlaybesidethehistory.Parfenreplaceditwhereithadbeen.

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