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Chapter 3

           

           “Lookhere,prince,”saidthegeneral,withacordialsmile,“ifyoureallyarethesortofmanyouappeartobe,itmaybeasourceofgreatpleasuretoustomakeyourbetteracquaintance;but,yousee,Iamaverybusyman,andhavetobeperpetuallysittinghereandsigningpapers,orofftoseehisexcellency,ortomydepartment,orsomewhere;sothatthoughIshouldbegladtoseemoreofpeople,nicepeopleyousee,Ihowever,Iamsureyouaresowellbroughtupthatyouwillseeatonce,andbuthowoldareyou,prince?”

           “Twenty-six.”

           “No?Ithoughtyouverymuchyounger.”

           “Yes,theysayIhavea‘young’face.AstodisturbingyouIshallsoonlearntoavoiddoingthat,forIhatedisturbingpeople.Besides,youandIaresodifferentlyconstituted,Ishouldthink,thattheremustbeverylittleincommonbetweenus.NotthatIwilleverbelievethereisnothingincommonbetweenanytwopeople,assomedeclareisthecase.Iamsurepeoplemakeagreatmistakeinsortingeachotherintogroups,byappearances;butIamboringyou,Isee,you

           “Justtwowords:haveyouanymeansatall?Orperhapsyoumaybeintendingtoundertakesomesortofemployment?Excusemyquestioningyou,but

           “Oh,mydearsir,Iesteemandunderstandyourkindnessinputtingthequestion.No;atpresentIhavenomeanswhatever,andnoemploymenteither,butIhopetofindsome.Iwaslivingonotherpeopleabroad.

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