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Chapter 1

           ,withsomeannoyance,“don’tyouseethatheischaffingyou?Heissimplylaughingatyou,andwantstomakegameofyou.”

           “IthoughtEvgeniePavlovitchwastalkingseriously,”saidtheprince,blushinganddroppinghiseyes.

           “Mydearprince,”continuedPrinceS.“rememberwhatyouandIweresayingtwoorthreemonthsago.WespokeofthefactthatinournewlyopenedLawCourtsonecouldalreadylayone’sfingeruponsomanytalentedandremarkableyoungbarristers.Howpleasedyouwerewiththestateofthingsaswefoundit,andhowgladIwastoobserveyourdelight!Webothsaiditwasamattertobeproudof;butthisclumsydefencethatEvgeniementions,thisstrangeargumentcan,ofcourse,onlybeanaccidentalcaseoneinathousand!”

           Theprincereflectedalittle,butverysoonhereplied,withabsoluteconvictioninhistone,thoughhestillspokesomewhatshylyandtimidly:

           “Ionlywishedtosaythatthis‘distortion,’asEvgeniePavlovitchexpressedit,ismetwithveryoften,andisfarmorethegeneralrulethantheexception,unfortunatelyforRussia.Somuchso,thatifthisdistortionwerenotthegeneralrule,perhapsthesedreadfulcrimeswouldbelessfrequent.”

           “Dreadfulcrimes?ButIcanassureyouthatcrimesjustasdreadful,andprobablymorehorrible,haveoccurredbeforeourtimes,andatalltimes,andnotonlyhereinRussia,buteverywhereelseaswell.Andinmyopinionitisnotatalllikelythatsuchmurderswillceasetooccurforaverylongtimetocome.

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