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Chapter 3

           

           “Yes,ofcourseitisthechiefthing!”hecried,lookingsharplyatGania.“Whataverycuriousmanyouare,Gania!Youactuallyseemtobegladtohearofthismillionairefellow’sarrivaljustasthoughyouwishedforanexcusetogetoutofthewholething.Thisisanaffairinwhichyououghttoacthonestlywithbothsides,andgiveduewarning,toavoidcompromisingothers.But,evennow,thereisstilltime.Doyouunderstandme?Iwishtoknowwhetheryoudesirethisarrangementorwhetheryoudonot?Ifnot,sayso,andandwelcome!Nooneistryingtoforceyouintothesnare,GavrilaArdalionovitch,ifyouseeasnareinthematter,atleast.”

           “Idodesireit,”murmuredGania,softlybutfirmly,loweringhiseyes;andherelapsedintogloomysilence.

           Thegeneralwassatisfied.Hehadexcitedhimself,andwasevidentlynowregrettingthathehadgonesofar.Heturnedtotheprince,andsuddenlythedisagreeablethoughtofthelatter’spresencestruckhim,andthecertaintythathemusthaveheardeverywordoftheconversation.Buthefeltateaseinanothermoment;itonlyneededoneglanceattheprincetoseethatinthatquartertherewasnothingtofear.

           “Oh!”criedthegeneral,catchingsightoftheprince’sspecimenofcaligraphy,whichthelatterhadnowhandedhimforinspection.

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