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Chapter 5

           

           Theprinceblushed,butthistimehesaidnothing.Coliaburstoutlaughingandclappedhishands.Aminutelatertheprincelaughedtoo,andfromthismomentuntiltheeveninghelookedathiswatcheveryotherminutetoseehowmuchtimehehadtowaitbeforeeveningcame.

           Butthesituationwasbecomingrapidlycritical.

           Mrs.Epanchincouldbearhersuspensenolonger,andinspiteoftheoppositionofhusbandanddaughters,shesentforAglaya,determinedtogetastraightforwardansweroutofher,onceforall.

           “Otherwise,”sheobservedhysterically,“Ishalldiebeforeevening.”

           Itwasonlynowthateveryonerealizedtowhataridiculousdead-lockthewholematterhadbeenbrought.Exceptingfeignedsurprise,indignation,laughter,andjeeringbothattheprinceandateveryonewhoaskedherquestions,nothingcouldbegotoutofAglaya.

           LizabethaProkofievnawenttobedandonlyroseagainintimefortea,whentheprincemightbeexpected.

           Sheawaitedhimintremblingagitation;andwhenheatlastarrivedshenearlywentoffintohysterics.

           Muishkinhimselfcameinverytimidly.Heseemedtofeelhisway,andlookedineachperson’seyesinaquestioningway,forAglayawasabsent,whichfactalarmedhimatonce.

           Thiseveningtherewerenostrangerspresentnoonebuttheimmediatemembersofthefamily.PrinceS.wasstillintown,occupiedwiththeaffairsofEvgeniePavlovitch’suncle.

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