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Chapter 2

           

           “Oh,that’sallthesame!Thechiefthingisthatshewantstoseeyouaftersixmonths’absence.Lookhere,Gania,thisisaseriousbusiness.Don’tswaggeragainandlosethegameplaycarefully,butdon’tfunk,doyouunderstand?AsifshecouldpossiblyavoidseeingwhatIhavebeenworkingforallthislastsixmonths!Andjustimagine,Iwastherethismorningandnotawordofthis!Iwasthere,youknow,onthesly.Theoldladydidnotknow,orshewouldhavekickedmeout.Iransomeriskforyou,yousee.Ididsowanttofindout,atallhazards.”

           Heretherewasafranticnoiseupstairsoncemore;severalpeopleseemedtoberushingdownstairsatonce.

           “Now,Gania,”criedVaria,frightened,“wecan’tlethimgoout!Wecan’taffordtohaveabreathofscandalaboutthetownatthismoment.Runafterhimandbeghispardonquick.”

           Butthefatherofthefamilywasoutintheroadalready.Coliawascarryinghisbagforhim;NinaAlexandrovnastoodandcriedonthedoorstep;shewantedtorunafterthegeneral,butPtitsinkeptherback.

           “Youwillonlyexcitehimmore,”hesaid.“Hehasnowhereelsetogotohe’llbebackhereinhalfanhour.I’vetalkeditalloverwithColia;lethimplaythefoolabit,itwilldohimgood.”

           “Whatareyouupto?Whereareyouoffto?You’venowheretogoto,youknow,”criedGania,outofthewindow.

           “Comeback,father;theneighbourswillhear!”criedVaria

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