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Chapter 5

           ButAglayasoentreatedthemthatatlasttheyconsentedtosellherthehedgehog.Assoonasshehadgotpossessionofit,sheputitinawickerbasketwithColia’shelp,andcovereditwithanapkin.ThenshesaidtoColia:“Goandtakethishedgehogtotheprincefromme,andaskhimtoacceptitasatokenofmyprofoundrespect.”Coliajoyfullypromisedtodotheerrand,buthedemandedexplanations.“Whatdoesthehedgehogmean?Whatisthemeaningofsuchapresent?”Aglayarepliedthatitwasnoneofhisbusiness.“Iamsurethatthereissomeallegoryaboutit,”Coliapersisted.Aglayagrewangry,andcalledhim“asillyboy.”“IfIdidnotrespectallwomeninyourperson,”repliedColia,“andifmyownprincipleswouldpermitit,Iwouldsoonprovetoyou,thatIknowhowtoanswersuchaninsult!”But,intheend,Coliawentoffwiththehedgehogingreatdelight,followedbyKostiaLebedeff.Aglaya’sannoyancewassoonover,andseeingthatColiawasswingingthehedgehog’sbasketviolentlytoandfro,shecalledouttohimfromtheverandah,asiftheyhadneverquarrelled:“Colia,dear,pleasetakecarenottodrophim!”Coliaappearedtohavenogrudgeagainsther,either,forhestopped,andansweredmostcordially:“No,Iwillnotdrophim!Don’tbeafraid,AglayaIvanovna!”Afterwhichhewentonhisway.Aglayaburstoutlaughingandranuptoherroom,highlydelighted.Hergoodspiritslastedthewholeday.

           AllthisfilledpoorLizabetha’smindwithchaoticconfusion.

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