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Chapter 2

           

           “ImeanttosayIonlymeanttosay,”saidtheprince,faltering,“ImerelymeanttoexplaintoAglayaIvanovnatohavethehonourtoexplain,asitwerethatIhadnointentionneverhadtoaskthehonourofherhand.IassureyouIamnotguilty,AglayaIvanovna,Iamnot,indeed.IneverdidwishtoIneverthoughtofitatallandnevershallyou’llseeityourselfyoumaybequiteassuredofit.Somewickedpersonhasbeenmaligningmetoyou;butit’sallright.Don’tworryaboutit.”

           Sosaying,theprinceapproachedAglaya.

           Shetookthehandkerchieffromherface,glancedkeenlyathim,tookinwhathehadsaid,andburstoutlaughingsuchamerry,unrestrainedlaugh,soheartyandgay,thatAdelaidacouldnotcontainherself.She,too,glancedattheprince’spanic-strickencountenance,thenrushedathersister,threwherarmsroundherneck,andburstintoasmerryafitoflaughterasAglaya’sown.Theylaughedtogetherlikeacoupleofschool-girls.Hearingandseeingthis,theprincesmiledhappily,andinaccentsofreliefandjoy,heexclaimed“Well,thankGodthankGod!”

           Alexandranowjoinedin,anditlookedasthoughthethreesistersweregoingtolaughonforever.

           “Theyareinsane,”mutteredLizabethaProkofievna.“Eithertheyfrightenoneoutofone’swits,orelse

           ButPrinceS.

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