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Chapter 5

           “Yes,bytheby,”startingup,“where’stheorator?Where’sLebedeff?Hashefinished?Whatdidhetalkabout?Isittrue,prince,thatyouoncedeclaredthat‘beautywouldsavetheworld’?GreatHeaven!Theprincesaysthatbeautysavestheworld!AndIdeclarethatheonlyhassuchplayfulideasbecausehe’sinlove!Gentlemen,theprinceisinlove.Iguesseditthemomenthecamein.Don’tblush,prince;youmakemesorryforyou.Whatbeautysavestheworld?ColiatoldmethatyouareazealousChristian;isitso?ColiasaysyoucallyourselfaChristian.”

           Theprinceregardedhimattentively,butsaidnothing.

           “Youdon’tanswerme;perhapsyouthinkIamveryfondofyou?”addedHippolyte,asthoughthewordshadbeendrawnfromhim.

           “No,Idon’tthinkthat.Iknowyoudon’tloveme.”

           “What,afteryesterday?Wasn’tIhonestwithyou?”

           “Iknewyesterdaythatyoudidn’tloveme.”

           “Whyso?whyso?BecauseIenvyyou,eh?Youalwaysthinkthat,Iknow.ButdoyouknowwhyIamsayingallthis?Lookhere!Imusthavesomemorechampagnepourmeoutsome,Keller,willyou?”

           “No,you’renottodrinkanymore,Hippolyte.Iwon’tletyou.”Theprincemovedtheglassaway.

           “Wellperhapsyou’reright,”saidHippolyte,musing.“Theymightsayyet,deviltakethem!whatdoesitmatter?prince,whatcanitmatterwhatpeoplewillsayofusthen,eh?IbelieveI’mhalfasleep.

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