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Chapter 3

           Thenpushinabitoffelt(itmustbefelt,forsomereasonorother);youcaneasilygetabitoffsomeoldmattress,oroffadoor;it’susedtokeepthecoldout.Well,whenyouhavepushedthefeltdown,putthebulletin;doyouhearnow?Thebulletlastandthepowderfirst,nottheotherway,orthepistolwon’tshoot.Whatareyoulaughingat?Iwishyoutobuyapistolandpractiseeveryday,andyoumustlearntohitamarkforcertain;willyou?”

           Theprinceonlylaughed.Aglayastampedherfootwithannoyance.

           Herseriousair,however,duringthisconversationhadsurprisedhimconsiderably.Hehadafeelingthatheoughttobeaskinghersomething,thattherewassomethinghewantedtofindoutfarmoreimportantthanhowtoloadapistol;buthisthoughtshadallscattered,andhewasonlyawarethatshewassittingbyhim,andtalkingtohim,andthathewaslookingather;astowhatshehappenedtobesayingtohim,thatdidnotmatterintheleast.

           Thegeneralnowappearedontheverandah,comingfromupstairs.Hewasonhiswayout,withanexpressionofdeterminationonhisface,andofpreoccupationandworryalso.

           “Ah!LefNicolaievitch,it’syou,isit?Whereareyouofftonow?”heasked,obliviousofthefactthattheprincehadnotshowedtheleastsignofmoving.“Comealongwithme;Iwanttosayawordortwotoyou.”

           “Aurevoir,then!”saidAglaya,holdingoutherhandtotheprince.

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