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Chapter 5

           Theydidnotevenconsideritverystrange;inaword,theymightbeexpectedatanymomenttorangethemselvesstronglyonhisside.Butbothofthemdecidedtosaynothingeitherway.IthadalwaysbeennoticedinthefamilythatthestrongerMrs.Epanchin’soppositionwastoanyproject,thenearershewas,inreality,togivingin.

           Alexandra,however,founditdifficulttokeepabsolutesilenceonthesubject.Longsinceholding,asshedid,thepostof“confidentialadvisertomamma,”shewasnowperpetuallycalledincouncil,andaskedheropinion,andespeciallyherassistance,inordertorecollect“howonearthallthishappened?”Whydidnooneseeit?Whydidnoonesayanythingaboutit?Whatdidallthatwretched“poorknight”jokemean?Whywasshe,LizabethaProkofievna,driventothink,andforesee,andworryforeverybody,whiletheyallsuckedtheirthumbs,andcountedthecrowsinthegarden,anddidnothing?Atfirst,Alexandrahadbeenverycareful,andhadmerelyrepliedthatperhapsherfather’sremarkwasnotsofarout:that,intheeyesoftheworld,probablythechoiceoftheprinceasahusbandforoneoftheEpanchingirlswouldbeconsideredaverywiseone.Warmingup,however,sheaddedthattheprincewasbynomeansafool,andneverhadbeen;andthatasto“placeintheworld,”nooneknewwhatthepositionofarespectablepersoninRussiawouldimplyinafewyearswhetheritwoulddependonsuccessesinthegovernmentservice,ontheoldsystem,orwhat.

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