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Chapter 3

           Ishouldstronglyrecommendyou,paternally,—or,ifyoupreferit,asafriend,—toforgetallaboutRogojin,and,infact,tosticktothefamilyintowhichyouareabouttoenter.”

           “Thankyou,”begantheprince;“andsinceyouaresoverykindthereisjustonematterwhichI—”

           “Youmustreallyexcuseme,”interruptedthegeneral,“butIpositivelyhaven’tanothermomentnow.IshalljusttellElizabethaProkofievnaaboutyou,andifshewishestoreceiveyouatonce—asIshalladviseher—Istronglyrecommendyoutoingratiateyourselfwithheratthefirstopportunity,formywifemaybeofthegreatestservicetoyouinmanyways.Ifshecannotreceiveyounow,youmustbecontenttowaittillanothertime.Meanwhileyou,Gania,justlookovertheseaccounts,willyou?Wemustn’tforgettofinishoffthatmatter—”

           Thegenerallefttheroom,andtheprinceneversucceededinbroachingthebusinesswhichhehadonhand,thoughhehadendeavouredtodosofourtimes.

           Ganialitacigaretteandofferedonetotheprince.Thelatteracceptedtheoffer,butdidnottalk,beingunwillingtodisturbGania’swork.Hecommencedtoexaminethestudyanditscontents.ButGaniahardlysomuchasglancedatthepaperslyingbeforehim;hewasabsentandthoughtful,andhissmileandgeneralappearancestrucktheprincestillmoredisagreeablynowthatthetwowereleftalonetogether.

           SuddenlyGaniaapproachedourherowhowasatthemomentstandingoverNastasiaPhilipovna’sportrait,gazingatit

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