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Chapter 5

           

           “H’m!Iliketoseethatyouknowyourmanners;andyouarebynomeanssuchapersonasthegeneralthoughtfittodescribeyou.Comealong;yousithere,oppositetome,”shecontinued,“Iwishtobeabletoseeyourface.Alexandra,Adelaida,lookaftertheprince!Hedoesn’tseemsoveryill,doeshe?Idon’tthinkherequiresanapkinunderhischin,afterall;areyouaccustomedtohavingoneon,prince?”

           “Formerly,whenIwassevenyearsoldorso.IbelieveIworeone;butnowIusuallyholdmynapkinonmykneewhenIeat.”

           “Ofcourse,ofcourse!Andaboutyourfits?”

           “Fits?”askedtheprince,slightlysurprised.“Iveryseldomhavefitsnowadays.Idon’tknowhowitmaybehere,though;theysaytheclimatemaybebadforme.”

           “Hetalksverywell,youknow!”saidMrs.Epanchin,whostillcontinuedtonodateachwordtheprincespoke.“Ireallydidnotexpectitatall;infact,Isupposeitwasallstuffandnonsenseonthegeneral’spart,asusual.Eataway,prince,andtellmewhereyouwereborn,andwhereyouwerebroughtup.Iwishtoknowallaboutyou,youinterestmeverymuch!”

           Theprinceexpressedhisthanksoncemore,andeatingheartilythewhile,recommencedthenarrativeofhislifeinSwitzerland,allofwhichwehaveheardbefore.Mrs.Epanchinbecamemoreandmorepleasedwithherguest;thegirls,too,listenedwithconsiderableattention.

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