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Chapter 7

           

           “Yes,andIheardthatyouwerehere,too,”addedEvgeniePavlovitch;“andsinceIhadlongpromisedmyselfthepleasureofseekingnotonlyyouracquaintancebutyourfriendship,Ididnotwishtowastetime,butcamestraighton.Iamsorrytohearthatyouareunwell.”

           “Oh,butI’mquitewellnow,thankyou,andverygladtomakeyouracquaintance.PrinceS.hasoftenspokentomeaboutyou,”saidMuishkin,andforaninstantthetwomenlookedintentlyintooneanother’seyes.

           TheprinceremarkedthatEvgeniePavlovitch’splainclotheshadevidentlymadeagreatimpressionuponthecompanypresent,somuchsothatallotherinterestsseemedtobeeffacedbeforethissurprisingfact.

           Hischangeofdresswasevidentlyamatterofsomeimportance.AdelaidaandAlexandrapouredoutastreamofquestions;PrinceS.,arelativeoftheyoungman,appearedannoyed;andIvanFedorovitchquiteexcited.Aglayaalonewasnotinterested.ShemerelylookedcloselyatEvgenieforaminute,curiousperhapsastowhethercivilormilitaryclothesbecamehimbest,thenturnedawayandpaidnomoreattentiontohimorhiscostume.LizabethaProkofievnaaskednoquestions,butitwasclearthatshewasuneasy,andtheprincefanciedthatEvgeniewasnotinhergoodgraces.

           “Hehasastonishedme,”saidIvanFedorovitch.“Inearlyfelldownwithsurprise.IcouldhardlybelievemyeyeswhenImethiminPetersburgjustnow.Whythishaste?That’swhatIwanttoknow.Hehasalwayssaidhimselfthatthereisnoneedtobreakwindows.

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