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Chapter 2

           “Sheischaffinghim—makingafoolofhim,afterherownprivatefashion,that’sall!Butshecarriesitjustalittletoofar—sheisaregularlittleactress.Howshefrightenedusjustnow—didn’tshe?—andallforalark!”

           “Well,it’sluckyshehashappeneduponanidiot,then,that’sallIcansay!”whisperedLizabethaProkofievna,whowassomewhatcomforted,however,byherdaughter’sremark.

           Theprincehadheardhimselfreferredtoas“idiot,”andhadshudderedatthemoment;buthisshudder,itsohappened,wasnotcausedbythewordappliedtohim.Thefactwasthatinthecrowd,notfarfromwherehewassitting,apalefamiliarface,withcurlyblackhair,andawell-knownsmileandexpression,hadflashedacrosshisvisionforamoment,anddisappearedagain.Verylikelyhehadimaginedit!Thereonlyremainedtohimtheimpressionofastrangesmile,twoeyes,andabrightgreentie.Whetherthemanhaddisappearedamongthecrowd,orwhetherhehadturnedtowardstheVauxhall,theprincecouldnotsay.

           Butamomentortwoafterwardshebegantoglancekeenlyabouthim.Thatfirstvisionmightonlytoolikelybetheforerunnerofasecond;itwasalmostcertaintobeso.SurelyhehadnotforgottenthepossibilityofsuchameetingwhenhecametotheVauxhall?Trueenough,hehadnotremarkedwherehewascomingtowhenhesetoutwithAglaya;hehadnotbeeninaconditiontoremarkanythingatall.

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