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Chapter 2

           

           “Imeanttosay—Ionlymeanttosay,”saidtheprince,faltering,“ImerelymeanttoexplaintoAglayaIvanovna—tohavethehonourtoexplain,asitwere—thatIhadnointention—neverhad—toaskthehonourofherhand.IassureyouIamnotguilty,AglayaIvanovna,Iamnot,indeed.Ineverdidwishto—Ineverthoughtofitatall—andnevershall—you’llseeityourself—youmaybequiteassuredofit.Somewickedpersonhasbeenmaligningmetoyou;butit’sallright.Don’tworryaboutit.”

           Sosaying,theprinceapproachedAglaya.

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

           Alexandranowjoinedin,anditlookedasthoughthethreesistersweregoingtolaughonforever.

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

           ButPrinceS.

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