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Chapter 2

           Itisveryseldomthatanythinghappenstobreaktheharmonyoftheproceedings,though,ofcourse,accidentswillhappeneverywhere.

           Onthisparticulareveningtheweatherwaslovely,andtherewerealargenumberofpeoplepresent.Alltheplacesanywhereneartheorchestrawereoccupied.

           Ourfriendstookchairsnearthesideexit.ThecrowdandthemusiccheeredMrs.Epanchinalittle,andamusedthegirls;theybowedandshookhandswithsomeoftheirfriendsandnoddedatadistancetoothers;theyexaminedtheladies’dresses,noticedcomicalitiesandeccentricitiesamongthepeople,andlaughedandtalkedamongthemselves.EvgeniePavlovitch,too,foundplentyoffriendstobowto.SeveralpeoplenoticedAglayaandtheprince,whowerestilltogether.

           Beforeverylongtwoorthreeyoungmenhadcomeup,andoneortworemainedtotalk;alloftheseyoungmenappearedtobeonintimatetermswithEvgeniePavlovitch.Amongthemwasayoungofficer,aremarkablyhandsomefellowverygood-naturedandagreatchatterbox.HetriedtogetupaconversationwithAglaya,anddidhisbesttosecureherattention.Aglayabehavedverygraciouslytohim,andchattedandlaughedmerrily.EvgeniePavlovitchbeggedtheprince’sleavetointroducetheirfriendtohim.Theprincehardlyrealizedwhatwaswantedofhim,buttheintroductioncameoff;thetwomenbowedandshookhands.

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