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Chapter 6

           

           “Youareinclinedtogoalittletoofar,mygoodboy,withyourguesses,”saidMrs.Epanchin,withsomeshowofannoyance.

           “Butit’snotIalone,”criedColia.“Theyalltalkedaboutit,andtheydostill.Why,justnowPrinceS.andAdelaidaIvanovnadeclaredthattheyupheld‘thepoorknight’;soevidentlytheredoesexista‘poorknight’;andifitwerenotforAdelaidaIvanovna,weshouldhaveknownlongagowhothe‘poorknight’was.”

           “Why,howamItoblame?”askedAdelaida,smiling.

           “Youwouldn’tdrawhisportraitforus,that’swhyyouaretoblame!AglayaIvanovnaaskedyoutodrawhisportrait,andgaveyouthewholesubjectofthepicture.Sheinventeditherself;andyouwouldn’t.”

           “WhatwasItodraw?Accordingtothelinesshequoted:

           “‘Fromhisfaceheneverlifted

           Thateternalmaskofsteel.’”

           “WhatsortofafacewasItodraw?Icouldn’tdrawamask.”

           “Idon’tknowwhatyouaredrivingat;whatmaskdoyoumean?”saidMrs.Epanchin,irritably.Shebegantoseeprettyclearlythoughwhatitmeant,andwhomtheyreferredtobythegenerallyacceptedtitleof“poorknight.”Butwhatspeciallyannoyedherwasthattheprincewaslookingsouncomfortable,andblushinglikeaten-year-oldchild.

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