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Chapter 6

           Epanchinwastofindtheprincesurroundedbyawholeassemblyofotherguestsnottomentionthefactthatsomeofthosepresentwereparticularlydetestableinhereyes.Thenextannoyingcircumstancewaswhenanapparentlystrongandhealthyyoungfellow,welldressed,andsmiling,cameforwardtomeetherontheterrace,insteadofthehalf-dyingunfortunatewhomshehadexpectedtosee.

           Shewasastonishedandvexed,andherdisappointmentpleasedColiaimmensely.Ofcoursehecouldhaveundeceivedherbeforeshestarted,butthemischievousboyhadbeencarefulnottodothat,foreseeingtheprobablylaughabledisgustthatshewouldexperiencewhenshefoundherdearfriend,theprince,ingoodhealth.ColiawasindelicateenoughtovoicethedelighthefeltathissuccessinmanagingtoannoyLizabethaProkofievna,withwhom,inspiteoftheirreallyamicablerelations,hewasconstantlysparring.

           “Justwaitawhile,myboy!”saidshe;“don’tbetoocertainofyourtriumph.”Andshesatdownheavily,inthearm-chairpushedforwardbytheprince.

           Lebedeff,Ptitsin,andGeneralIvolginhastenedtofindchairsfortheyoungladies.Variagreetedthemjoyfully,andtheyexchangedconfidencesinecstaticwhispers.

           “Imustadmit,prince,IwasalittleputouttoseeyouupandaboutlikethisIexpectedtofindyouinbed;butIgiveyoumyword,Iwasonlyannoyedforaninstant,beforeIcollectedmythoughtsproperly.Iamalwayswiseronsecondthoughts,andIdaresayyouarethesame.

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