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Chapter 7

           “Ihavetoldyousoatleastahundredtimes.”

           “Yes,itisreallymuchtoolatetosendtotownnow,”saidEvgeniePavlovitch,whohadescapedfromAglayaasrapidlyaspossible.“IamsuretheshopsareshutinPetersburg;itispasteighto’clock,”headded,lookingathiswatch.

           “Wehavedonewithouthimsofar,”interruptedAdelaidainherturn.“Surelywecanwaituntilto-morrow.”

           “Besides,”saidColia,“itisquiteunusual,almostimproper,forpeopleinourpositiontotakeanyinterestinliterature.AskEvgeniePavlovitchifIamnotright.Itismuchmorefashionabletodriveawaggonettewithredwheels.”

           “Yougotthatfromsomemagazine,Colia,”remarkedAdelaida.

           “Hegetsmostofhisconversationinthatway,”laughedEvgeniePavlovitch.“Heborrowswholephrasesfromthereviews.IhavelonghadthepleasureofknowingbothNicholaiArdalionovitchandhisconversationalmethods,butthistimehewasnotrepeatingsomethinghehadread;hewasalluding,nodoubt,tomyyellowwaggonette,whichhas,orhad,redwheels.ButIhaveexchangedit,soyouareratherbehindthetimes,Colia.”

           TheprincehadbeenlisteningattentivelytoRadomski’swords,andthoughthismannerverypleasant.WhenColiachaffedhimabouthiswaggonettehehadrepliedwithperfectequalityandinafriendlyfashion.ThispleasedMuishkin.

           AtthismomentVeracameuptoLizabethaProkofievna,carryingseverallargeandbeautifullyboundbooks,apparentlyquitenew.

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