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Chapter 4

           Blesshim,mother,asyouwouldblessyourownson.Waitamoment,letmearrangeyourhandsforyou.”

           Buttheoldlady,beforeParfenhadtimetotouchher,raisedherrighthand,and,withthreefingersheldup,devoutlymadethesignofthecrossthreetimesovertheprince.Shethennoddedherheadkindlyathimoncemore.

           “There,comealong,LefNicolaievitch;that’sallIbroughtyouherefor,”saidRogojin.

           Whentheyreachedthestairsagainheadded:

           “SheunderstoodnothingofwhatIsaidtoher,anddidnotknowwhatIwantedhertodo,andyetsheblessedyou;thatshowsshewishedtodosoherself.Well,goodbye;it’stimeyouwent,andImustgotoo.”

           Heopenedhisowndoor.

           “Well,letmeatleastembraceyouandsaygoodbye,youstrangefellow!”criedtheprince,lookingwithgentlereproachatRogojin,andadvancingtowardshim.Butthelatterhadhardlyraisedhisarmswhenhedroppedthemagain.Hecouldnotmakeuphismindtoit;heturnedawayfromtheprinceinordertoavoidlookingathim.Hecouldnotembracehim.

           “Don’tbeafraid,”hemuttered,indistinctly,“thoughIhavetakenyourcross,Ishallnotmurderyouforyourwatch.”Sosaying,helaughedsuddenly,andstrangely.Theninamomenthisfacebecametransfigured;hegrewdeadlywhite,hislipstrembled,hiseyesburnedlikefire.Hestretchedouthisarmsandheldtheprincetightlytohim,andsaidinastrangledvoice:

           “Well,takeher!It’sFate!She’syours.Isurrenderher...

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