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Chapter 5

           

           “It’sheaded,‘ANecessaryExplanation,’withthemotto,‘Aprèsmoiledéluge!’Oh,deucetakeitall!SurelyIcanneverhaveseriouslywrittensuchasillymottoasthat?Lookhere,gentlemen,Ibegtogivenoticethatallthisisverylikelyterriblenonsense.Itisonlyafewideasofmine.Ifyouthinkthatthereisanythingmysteriouscomingorinaword

           “Betterreadonwithoutanymorebeatingaboutthebush,”saidGania.

           “Affectation!”remarkedsomeoneelse.

           “Toomuchtalk,”saidRogojin,breakingthesilenceforthefirsttime.

           Hippolyteglancedathimsuddenly,andwhentheireyesmetRogojinshowedhisteethinadisagreeablesmile,andsaidthefollowingstrangewords:“That’snotthewaytosettlethisbusiness,myfriend;that’snotthewayatall.”

           OfcoursenobodyknewwhatRogojinmeantbythis;buthiswordsmadeadeepimpressionuponall.Everyoneseemedtoseeinaflashthesameidea.

           AsforHippolyte,theireffectuponhimwasastounding.Hetrembledsothattheprincewasobligedtosupporthim,andwouldcertainlyhavecriedout,butthathisvoiceseemedtohaveentirelylefthimforthemoment.Foraminuteortwohecouldnotspeakatall,butpantedandstaredatRogojin.Atlasthemanagedtoejaculate:

           “Thenitwasyouwhocameyouyou?”

           “Camewhere?Whatdoyoumean?”askedRogojin,amazed.ButHippolyte,pantingandchokingwithexcitement,interruptedhimviolently.

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