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Chapter 4

           Theprincecouldnotbelievehiseyeswhenhebeheldthelatter,andcouldnothelpthinkingthatsomethingwaswrong.

           Lebedeffranuppromptlytoexplainthearrivalofallthesegentlemen.Hewashimselfsomewhatintoxicated,buttheprincegatheredfromhislong-windedperiodsthatthepartyhadassembledquitenaturally,andaccidentally.

           FirstofallHippolytehadarrived,earlyintheevening,andfeelingdecidedlybetter,haddeterminedtoawaittheprinceontheverandah.ThereLebedeffhadjoinedhim,andhishouseholdhadfollowedthatis,hisdaughtersandGeneralIvolgin.BurdovskyhadbroughtHippolyte,andstayedonwithhim.GaniaandPtitsinhaddroppedinaccidentallylateron;thencameKeller,andheandColiainsistedonhavingchampagne.EvgeniePavlovitchhadonlydroppedinhalfanhourorsoago.Lebedeffhadservedthechampagnereadily.

           “Myownthough,prince,myown,mind,”hesaid,“andthere’llbesomesupperlateron;mydaughterisgettingitreadynow.Comeandsitdown,prince,weareallwaitingforyou,wewantyouwithus.Fancywhatwehavebeendiscussing!Youknowthequestion,‘tobeornottobe,’outofHamlet!Acontemporarytheme!Quiteup-to-date!Mr.Hippolytehasbeeneloquenttoadegree.Hewon’tgotobed,buthehasonlydrunkalittlechampagne,andthatcan’tdohimanyharm.Comealong,prince,andsettlethequestion.Everyoneiswaitingforyou,sighingforthelightofyourluminousintelligence...

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