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Chapter 3

           Youknow,ofcourse,thatshewantstomarryyoutothatgirl?She’ssworntoit!Ha,ha!Shesaystome,‘UntilthenIwon’tmarryyou.Whentheygotochurch,we’llgotoo—andnotbefore.’Whatonearthdoesshemeanbyit?Idon’tknow,andIneverdid.Eithershelovesyouwithoutlimitsor—yet,ifshelovesyou,whydoesshewishtomarryyoutoanothergirl?Shesays,‘Iwanttoseehimhappy,’whichistosay—shelovesyou.”

           “Iwrote,andIsaytoyouoncemore,thatsheisnotinherrightmind,”saidtheprince,whohadlistenedwithanguishtowhatRogojinsaid.

           “Goodnessknows—youmaybewrongthere!Atallevents,shenamedthedaythisevening,asweleftthegardens.‘Inthreeweeks,’saysshe,‘andperhapssooner,weshallbemarried.’Shesworetoit,tookoffhercrossandkissedit.Soitalldependsuponyounow,prince,Yousee!Ha,ha!”

           “That’sallmadness.Whatyousayaboutme,Parfen,nevercanandneverwillbe.Tomorrow,Ishallcomeandseeyou—”

           “Howcanshebemad,”Rogojininterrupted,“whensheissaneenoughforotherpeopleandonlymadforyou?Howcanshewriteletterstoher,ifshe’smad?Ifshewereinsanetheywouldobserveitinherletters.”

           “Whatletters?”saidtheprince,alarmed.

           “Shewritestoher—andthegirlreadstheletters.Haven’tyouheard?—Youaresuretohear;she’ssuretoshowyouthelettersherself.”

           “Iwon’tbelievethis!”criedtheprince

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