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Chapter 3

           

           “The—thegeneral?Howdoyoumean,thegeneral?”saidLebedeff,dubiously,asthoughhehadnottakeninthedriftoftheprince’sremark.

           “Oh,goodheavens!Imean,whatdidthegeneralsaywhenthepurseturnedupunderthechair?Youandhehadsearchedforittogetherthere,hadn’tyou?”

           “Quiteso—together!ButthesecondtimeIthoughtbettertosaynothingaboutfindingit.Ifounditalone.”

           “But—whyintheworld—andthemoney?Wasitallthere?”

           “Iopenedthepurseandcounteditmyself;righttoasinglerouble.”

           “Ithinkyoumighthavecomeandtoldme,”saidtheprince,thoughtfully.

           “Oh—Ididn’tliketodisturbyou,prince,inthemidstofyourprivateanddoubtlessmostinterestingpersonalreflections.Besides,Iwantedtoappear,myself,tohavefoundnothing.Itookthepurse,andopenedit,andcountedthemoney,andshutitandputitdownagainunderthechair.”

           “Whatintheworldfor?”

           “Oh,justoutofcuriosity,”saidLebedeff,rubbinghishandsandsniggering.

           “What,it’sstilltherethen,isit?Eversincethedaybeforeyesterday?”

           “Ohno!Yousee,Iwashalfinhopesthegeneralmightfindit.BecauseifIfoundit,whyshouldnothetooobserveanobjectlyingbeforehisveryeyes?Imovedthechairseveraltimessoastoexposethepursetoview,butthegeneralneversawit.Heisveryabsentjustnow,evidently.

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