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Chapter 7

           

           Whenrecallingallthisafterwardstheprincecouldnotforthelifeofhimunderstandhowtoreconcilethebeautiful,sincere,purenatureofthegirlwiththeironyofthisjest.Thatitwasajesttherewasnodoubtwhatever;heknewthatwellenough,andhadgoodreason,too,forhisconviction;forduringherrecitationoftheballadAglayahaddeliberatelychangedthelettersA.N.B.intoN.P.B.Hewasquitesureshehadnotdonethisbyaccident,andthathisearshadnotdeceivedhim.Atalleventsherperformancewhichwasajoke,ofcourse,ifratheracrudeone,waspremeditated.Theyhadevidentlytalked(andlaughed)overthe‘poorknight’formorethanamonth.

           YetAglayahadbroughtouttheselettersN.P.B.notonlywithouttheslightestappearanceofirony,orevenanyparticularaccentuation,butwithsoevenandunbrokenanappearanceofseriousnessthatassuredlyanyonemighthavesupposedthattheseinitialsweretheoriginaloneswrittenintheballad.Thethingmadeanuncomfortableimpressionupontheprince.OfcourseMrs.Epanchinsawnothingeitherinthechangeofinitialsorintheinsinuationembodiedtherein.GeneralEpanchinonlyknewthattherewasarecitationofversesgoingon,andtooknofurtherinterestinthematter.Oftherestoftheaudience,manyhadunderstoodtheallusionandwonderedbothatthedaringoftheladyandatthemotiveunderlyingit,buttriedtoshownosignoftheirfeelings.

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