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Chapter 7

           

           “Well,aurevoir!Didyouobservethathe‘willed’acopyofhisconfessiontoAglayaIvanovna?”

           “Yes,Idid;Iamthinkingofit.”

           “Inconnectionwith‘theten,’eh?”laughedEvgenie,ashelefttheroom.

           Anhourlater,towardsfouro’clock,theprincewentintothepark.Hehadendeavouredtofallasleep,butcouldnot,owingtothepainfulbeatingofhisheart.

           Hehadleftthingsquietandpeaceful;theinvalidwasfastasleep,andthedoctor,whohadbeencalledin,hadstatedthattherewasnospecialdanger.Lebedeff,Colia,andBurdovskywerelyingdowninthesick-room,readytotakeitinturnstowatch.Therewasnothingtofear,therefore,athome.

           Buttheprince’smentalperturbationincreasedeverymoment.Hewanderedaboutthepark,lookingabsentlyaroundhim,andpausedinastonishmentwhenhesuddenlyfoundhimselfintheemptyspacewiththerowsofchairsroundit,neartheVauxhall.Thelookoftheplacestruckhimasdreadfulnow:soheturnedroundandwentbythepathwhichhehadfollowedwiththeEpanchinsonthewaytotheband,untilhereachedthegreenbenchwhichAglayahadpointedoutfortheirrendezvous.Hesatdownonitandsuddenlyburstintoaloudfitoflaughter,immediatelyfollowedbyafeelingofirritation.Hisdisturbanceofmindcontinued;hefeltthathemustgoawaysomewhere,anywhere.

           Abovehisheadsomelittlebirdsangout,ofasudden;hebegantopeeraboutforitamongtheleaves.

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