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Chapter 8

           Sinceyouhadalreadygiventhematterpublicity,whydidyouobjectjustnow,whenIbegantospeakofittomyfriends?”

           “Atlast!”murmuredLizabethaProkofievnaindignantly.

           Lebedeffcouldrestrainhimselfnolonger;hemadehiswaythroughtherowofchairs.

           “Prince,”hecried,“youareforgettingthatifyouconsentedtoreceiveandhearthem,itwasonlybecauseofyourkindheartwhichhasnoequal,fortheyhadnottheleastrighttodemandit,especiallyasyouhadplacedthematterinthehandsofGavrilaArdalionovitch,whichwasalsoextremelykindofyou.Youarealsoforgetting,mostexcellentprince,thatyouarewithfriends,aselectcompany;youcannotsacrificethemtothesegentlemen,anditisonlyforyoutohavethemturnedoutthisinstant.AsthemasterofthehouseIshallhavegreatpleasure....”

           “Quiteright!”agreedGeneralIvolgininaloudvoice.

           “Thatwilldo,Lebedeff,thatwilldobegantheprince,whenanindignantoutcrydrownedhiswords.

           “Excuseme,prince,excuseme,butnowthatwillnotdo,”shoutedLebedeff’snephew,hisvoicedominatingalltheothers.“Themattermustbeclearlystated,foritisobviouslynotproperlyunderstood.

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