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Chapter 2

           Amostdepravedoldgentleman,really!Well,ta,ta!bonnechance!Surelyyouintendtobeoffthere,don’tyou?Ha,ha!You’veretiredfromthearmyingoodtime,Isee!Plainclothes!Welldone,slyrogue!Nonsense!IseeyouknewitallbeforeIdaresayyouknewallaboutityesterday-”

           Althoughtheimpudenceofthisattack,thispublicproclamationofintimacy,asitwere,wasdoubtlesspremeditated,andhaditsspecialobject,yetEvgeniePavlovitchatfirstseemedtointendtomakenoshowofobservingeitherhistormentororherwords.ButNastasia’scommunicationstruckhimwiththeforceofathunderclap.Onhearingofhisuncle’sdeathhesuddenlygrewaswhiteasasheet,andturnedtowardshisinformant.

           Atthismoment,LizabethaProkofievnaroseswiftlyfromherseat,beckonedhercompanions,andlefttheplacealmostatarun.

           Onlytheprincestoppedbehindforamoment,asthoughinindecision;andEvgeniePavlovitchlingeredtoo,forhehadnotcollectedhisscatteredwits.ButtheEpanchinshadnothadtimetogetmorethantwentypacesawaywhenascandalousepisodeoccurred.Theyoungofficer,EvgeniePavlovitch’sfriendwhohadbeenconversingwithAglaya,saidaloudinagreatstateofindignation:

           “Sheoughttobewhippedthat’stheonlywaytodealwithcreatureslikethatsheoughttobewhipped!”

           ThisgentlemanwasaconfidantofEvgenie’s,andhaddoubtlessheardofthecarriageepisode.

           Nastasiaturnedtohim.

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