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Chapter 3

           

           “N-nothanks,Idon’tknow—”

           “Don’tknow!Howcanyounotknow?By-the-by,lookhere—ifsomeoneweretochallengeyoutoaduel,whatshouldyoudo?Iwishedtoaskyouthis—sometimeago—”

           “Why?Nobodywouldeverchallengemetoaduel!”

           “Butiftheywereto,wouldyoubedreadfullyfrightened?”

           “IdaresayIshouldbe—muchalarmed!”

           “Seriously?Thenareyouacoward?”

           “N-no!—Idon’tthinkso.Acowardisamanwhoisafraidandrunsaway;themanwhoisfrightenedbutdoesnotrunaway,isnotquiteacoward,”saidtheprincewithasmile,afteramoment’sthought.

           “Andyouwouldn’trunaway?”

           “No—Idon’tthinkIshouldrunaway,”repliedtheprince,laughingoutrightatlastatAglaya’squestions.

           “ThoughIamawoman,Ishouldcertainlynotrunawayforanything,”saidAglaya,inaslightlypainedvoice.“However,Iseeyouarelaughingatmeandtwistingyourfaceupasusualinordertomakeyourselflookmoreinteresting.Nowtellme,theygenerallyshootattwentypaces,don’tthey?Atten,sometimes?Isupposeifattentheymustbeeitherwoundedorkilled,mustn’tthey?”

           “Idon’tthinktheyoftenkilleachotheratduels.”

           “TheykilledPushkinthatway.”

           “Thatmayhavebeenanaccident.”

           “Notabitofit;itwasadueltothedeath,andhewaskilled.

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