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Chapter 6

           Ifyouarehisnephew,itfollowsthatImustalsobearelationofyours,mostexcellentprince.Nevermindaboutthat,itisonlyafoible;butjustnowheassuredmethatallhislife,fromthedayhewasmadeanensigntothe11thoflastJune,hehasentertainedatleasttwohundredguestsathistableeveryday.Finally,hewentsofarastosaythattheyneverrosefromthetable;theydined,supped,andhadtea,forfifteenhoursatastretch.Thiswentonforthirtyyearswithoutabreak;therewasbarelytimetochangethetable-cloth;directlyonepersonleft,anothertookhisplace.Onfeast-daysheentertainedasmanyasthreehundredguests,andtheynumberedsevenhundredonthethousandthanniversaryofthefoundationoftheRussianEmpire.Itamountstoapassionwithhim;itmakesoneuneasytohearofit.Itisterribletohavetoentertainpeoplewhodothingsonsuchascale.ThatiswhyIwonderwhethersuchamanisnottoohospitableforyouandme.”

           “Butyouseemtobeonthebestoftermswithhim?”

           “QuitefraternalIlookuponitasajoke.Letusbebrothers-in-law,itisallthesametome,ratheranhonourthannot.ButinspiteofthetwohundredguestsandthethousandthanniversaryoftheRussianEmpire,Icanseethatheisaveryremarkableman.Iamquitesincere.YousaidjustnowthatIalwayslookedasifIwasgoingtotellyouasecret;youareright.Ihaveasecrettotellyou:acertainpersonhasjustletmeknowthatsheisveryanxiousforasecretinterviewwithyou.

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