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Chapter 8

           “Whatdotheyaccuseyouof?Whoaccusesyou?”

           “Athome,everybody,mother,mysisters,PrinceS.,eventhatdetestableColia!Iftheydon’tsayit,theythinkit.Itoldthemallsototheirfaces.Itoldmotherandfatherandeverybody.Mammawasillallthedayafterit,andnextdayfatherandAlexandratoldmethatIdidn’tunderstandwhatnonsenseIwastalking.IinformedthemthattheylittleknewmeIwasnotasmallchildIunderstoodeverywordinthelanguagethatIhadreadacoupleofPauldeKok’snovelstwoyearssinceonpurpose,soastoknowallabouteverything.Nosoonerdidmammahearmesaythisthanshenearlyfainted!”

           Astrangethoughtpassedthroughtheprince’sbrain;hegazedintentlyatAglayaandsmiled.

           HecouldnotbelievethatthiswasthesamehaughtyyounggirlwhohadoncesoproudlyshownhimGania’sletter.Hecouldnotunderstandhowthatproudandausterebeautycouldshowherselftobesuchanutterchildachildwhoprobablydidnotevennowunderstandsomewords.

           “Haveyoualwayslivedathome,AglayaIvanovna?”heasked.“Imean,haveyouneverbeentoschool,orcollege,oranything?”

           “Nonevernowhere!I’vebeenathomeallmylife,corkedupinabottle;andtheyexpectmetobemarriedstraightoutofit.Whatareyoulaughingatagain?Iobservethatyou,too,havetakentolaughingatme,andrangeyourselfontheirsideagainstme,”sheadded,frowningangrily.

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