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Chapter 4

           

           Besidesthis,itwasclearthattheEpanchins’positiongainedeachyear,withgeometricalaccuracy,bothastofinancialsolidityandsocialweight;and,therefore,thelongerthegirlswaited,thebetterwastheirchanceofmakingabrilliantmatch.

           Butagain,amidsttheincontrovertiblefactsjustrecorded,onemore,equallysignificant,roseuptoconfrontthefamily;andthiswas,thattheeldestdaughter,Alexandra,hadimperceptiblyarrivedathertwenty-fifthbirthday.Almostatthesamemoment,AfanasyIvanovitchTotski,amanofimmensewealth,highconnections,andgoodstanding,announcedhisintentionofmarrying.AfanasyIvanovitchwasagentlemanoffifty-fiveyearsofage,artisticallygifted,andofmostrefinedtastes.Hewishedtomarrywell,and,moreover,hewasakeenadmirerandjudgeofbeauty.

           Now,sinceTotskihad,oflate,beenupontermsofgreatcordialitywithEpanchin,whichexcellentrelationswereintensifiedbythefactthattheywere,sotospeak,partnersinseveralfinancialenterprises,itsohappenedthattheformernowputinafriendlyrequesttothegeneralforcounselwithregardtotheimportantstephemeditated.Mighthesuggest,forinstance,suchathingasamarriagebetweenhimselfandoneofthegeneral’sdaughters?

           Evidentlythequiet,pleasantcurrentofthefamilylifeoftheEpanchinswasabouttoundergoachange.

           Theundoubtedbeautyofthefamily,parexcellence,wastheyoungest,Aglaya,asaforesaid.

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