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Chapter 1

           “Youdidn’tanswermeseriously,surely,didyou?”

           “Didnotyouaskmethequestionseriously”inquiredtheprince,inamazement.

           Everybodylaughed.

           “Oh,trusthimforthat!”saidAdelaida.“EvgeniePavlovitchturnseverythingandeverybodyhecanlayholdoftoridicule.Youshouldhearthethingshesayssometimes,apparentlyinperfectseriousness.”

           “Inmyopiniontheconversationhasbeenapainfulonethroughout,andweoughtnevertohavebegunit,”saidAlexandra.“Wewereallgoingforawalk

           “Comealongthen,”saidEvgenie;“it’sagloriousevening.But,toprovethatthistimeIwasspeakingabsolutelyseriously,andespeciallytoprovethistotheprince(foryou,prince,haveinterestedmeexceedingly,andIsweartoyouthatIamnotquitesuchanassasIliketoappearsometimes,althoughIamratheranass,Iadmit),andwell,ladiesandgentlemen,willyouallowmetoputjustonemorequestiontotheprince,outofpurecuriosity?Itshallbethelast.Thisquestioncameintomymindacoupleofhourssince(yousee,prince,Idothinkseriouslyattimes),andImademyowndecisionuponit;nowIwishtohearwhattheprincewillsaytoit.”

           “Wehavejustusedtheexpression‘accidentalcase.’Thisisasignificantphrase;weoftenhearit.

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