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Chapter 5

           Manypeoplehavebornewitnesstothisimpression;andmanycannotbeholdanepilepticfitwithoutafeelingofmysteriousterroranddread.

           Suchafeeling,wemustsuppose,overtookRogojinatthismoment,andsavedtheprince’slife.Notknowingthatitwasafit,andseeinghisvictimdisappearheadforemostintothedarkness,hearinghisheadstrikethestonestepsbelowwithacrash,Rogojinrusheddownstairs,skirtingthebody,andflunghimselfheadlongoutofthehotel,likearavingmadman.

           Theprince’sbodyslippedconvulsivelydownthestepstillitrestedatthebottom.Verysoon,infiveminutesorso,hewasdiscovered,andacrowdcollectedaroundhim.

           Apoolofbloodonthestepsnearhisheadgaverisetogravefears.Wasitacaseofaccident,orhadtherebeenacrime?Itwas,however,soonrecognizedasacaseofepilepsy,andidentificationandpropermeasuresforrestorationfollowedoneanother,owingtoafortunatecircumstance.ColiaIvolginhadcomebacktohishotelaboutseveno’clock,owingtoasuddenimpulsewhichmadehimrefusetodineattheEpanchins’,and,findinganotefromtheprinceawaitinghim,hadspedawaytothelatter’saddress.Arrivedthere,heorderedacupofteaandsatsippingitinthecoffee-room.Whilethereheheardexcitedwhispersofsomeonejustfoundatthebottomofthestairsinafit;uponwhichhehadhurriedtothespot,withapresentimentofevil,andatoncerecognizedtheprince

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