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Chapter 5

           

           Suddenly,aquarterofanhouraftertheprince’sdeparture,Aglayahadrushedoutofherroominsuchahurrythatshehadnotevenwipedhereyes,whichwerefulloftears.ShecamebackbecauseColiahadbroughtahedgehog.Everybodycameintoseethehedgehog.InanswertotheirquestionsColiaexplainedthatthehedgehogwasnothis,andthathehadleftanotherboy,KostiaLebedeff,waitingforhimoutside.Kostiawastooshytocomein,becausehewascarryingahatchet;theyhadboughtthehedgehogandthehatchetfromapeasantwhomtheyhadmetontheroad.Hehadofferedtosellthemthehedgehog,andtheyhadpaidfiftycopecksforit;andthehatchethadsotakentheirfancythattheyhadmadeuptheirmindstobuyitoftheirownaccord.Onhearingthis,AglayaurgedColiatosellherthehedgehog;sheevencalledhim“dearColia,”intryingtocoaxhim.Herefusedforalongtime,butatlasthecouldholdoutnomore,andwenttofetchKostiaLebedeff.Thelatterappeared,carryinghishatchet,andcoveredwithconfusion.Thenitcameoutthatthehedgehogwasnottheirs,butthepropertyofaschoolmate,onePetroff,whohadgiventhemsomemoneytobuySchlosser’sHistoryforhim,fromanotherschoolfellowwhoatthatmomentwasdriventoraisingmoneybythesaleofhisbooks.ColiaandKostiawereabouttomakethispurchasefortheirfriendwhenchancebroughtthehedgehogtotheirnotice,andtheyhadsuccumbedtothetemptationofbuyingit.TheywerenowtakingPetroffthehedgehogandhatchetwhichtheyhadboughtwithhismoney,insteadofSchlosser’sHistory.

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