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Chapter 8

           Ihavelongdesiredtorunaway,forIhavebeenkeptshutupfortwentyyears,andtheyarealwaystryingtomarrymeoff.IwantedtorunawaywhenIwasfourteenyearsold—Iwasalittlefoolthen,Iknow—butnowIhaveworkeditallout,andIhavewaitedforyoutotellmeaboutforeigncountries.IhaveneverseenasingleGothiccathedral.ImustgotoRome;Imustseeallthemuseums;ImuststudyinParis.AllthislastyearIhavebeenpreparingandreadingforbiddenbooks.AlexandraandAdelaidaareallowedtoreadanythingtheylike,butImayn’t.Idon’twanttoquarrelwithmysisters,butItoldmyparentslongagothatIwishtochangemysocialposition.Ihavedecidedtotakeupteaching,andIcountonyoubecauseyousaidyoulovedchildren.Canwegoinforeducationtogether—ifnotatonce,thenafterwards?Wecoulddogoodtogether.Iwon’tbeageneral’sdaughteranymore!Tellme,areyouaverylearnedman?”

           “Ohno;notatall.”

           “Oh-h-h!I’msorryforthat.Ithoughtyouwere.IwonderwhyIalwaysthoughtso—butatalleventsyou’llhelpme,won’tyou?BecauseI’vechosenyou,youknow.”

           “AglayaIvanovna,it’sabsurd.”

           “ButIwill,Iwillrunaway!”shecried—andhereyesflashedagainwithanger—“andifyoudon’tagreeIshallgoandmarryGavrilaArdalionovitch!Iwon’tbeconsideredahorriblegirl,andaccusedofgoodnessknowswhat.”

           “Areyououtofyourmind?”criedtheprince,almoststartingfromhisseat.

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