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Chapter 3

           Ifoundthemoney,longago!”

           “Youfoundit?ThankGodforthat!”

           “Yourexclamationprovesthegeneroussympathyofyournature,prince;forfourhundredroublestoastrugglingfamilymanlikemyselfisnosmallmatter!”

           “Ididn’tmeanthat;atleast,ofcourse,I’mgladforyoursake,too,”addedtheprince,correctinghimself,“buthowdidyoufindit?”

           “Verysimplyindeed!Ifounditunderthechairuponwhichmycoathadhung;sothatitisclearthepursesimplyfelloutofthepocketandontothefloor!”

           “Underthechair?Impossible!Why,youtoldmeyourselfthatyouhadsearchedeverycorneroftheroom?Howcouldyounothavelookedinthemostlikelyplaceofall?”

           “OfcourseIlookedthere,ofcourseIdid!Verymuchso!Ilookedandscrambledabout,andfeltforit,andwouldn’tbelieveitwasnotthere,andlookedagainandagain.Itisalwayssoinsuchcases.Onelongsandexpectstofindalostarticle;oneseesitisnotthere,andtheplaceisasbareasone’spalm;andyetonereturnsandlooksagainandagain,fifteenortwentytimes,likelyenough!”

           “Oh,quiteso,ofcourse.Buthowwasitinyourcase?Idon’tquiteunderstand,”saidthebewilderedprince.“Yousayitwasn’tthereatfirst,andthatyousearchedtheplacethoroughly,andyetitturneduponthatveryspot!”

           “Yes,sironthatveryspot.”TheprincegazedstrangelyatLebedeff.“Andthegeneral?”heasked,abruptly.

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