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           Epanchinwasquitepolite,butfirm;andwhenVariasaidgood-byetothegirls,shetoldthemnothingaboutit,andtheydidn’tknowtheyweresayinggoodbyeforthelasttime.I’msorryforVaria,andforGaniatoo;heisn’thalfabadfellow,inspiteofhisfaults,andIshallneverforgivemyselffornotlikinghimbefore!Idon’tknowwhetherIoughttocontinuetogototheEpanchins’now,”concludedColia—“Iliketobequiteindependentofothers,andofotherpeople’squarrelsifIcan;butImustthinkoverit.”

           “Idon’tthinkyouneedbreakyourheartoverGania,”saidtheprince;“forifwhatyousayistrue,hemustbeconsidereddangerousintheEpanchinhousehold,andifso,certainhopesofhismusthavebeenencouraged.”

           “What?Whathopes?”criedColia;“yousurelydon’tmeanAglaya?—oh,no!—”

           “You’readreadfulsceptic,prince,”hecontinued,afteramoment’ssilence.“Ihaveobservedoflatethatyouhavegrownscepticalabouteverything.Youdon’tseemtobelieveinpeopleasyoudid,andarealwaysattributingmotivesandsoon—amIusingtheword‘sceptic’initspropersense?”

           “Ibelieveso;butI’mnotsure.”

           “Well,I’llchangeit,rightorwrong;I’llsaythatyouarenotsceptical,butjealous.There!youaredeadlyjealousofGania,overacertainprouddamsel!Come!”Coliajumpedup,withthesewords,andburstoutlaughing.