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Chapter 5

           

           UndoubtedlythefactthathemightnowcomeandseeAglayaasmuchashepleasedagainwasquiteenoughtomakehimperfectlyhappy;thathemightcomeandspeaktoher,andseeher,andsitbyher,andwalkwithherwhoknows,butthatallthiswasquiteenoughtosatisfyhimforthewholeofhislife,andthathewoulddesirenomoretotheendoftime?

           (LizabethaProkofievnafeltthatthismightbethecase,andshedidn’tlikeit;thoughveryprobablyshecouldnothaveputtheideaintowords.)

           Itwouldbedifficulttodescribetheanimationandhighspiritswhichdistinguishedtheprincefortherestoftheevening.

           Hewassohappythat“itmadeonefeelhappytolookathim,”asAglaya’ssistersexpresseditafterwards.Hetalked,andtoldstoriesjustashehaddoneoncebefore,andneversince,namelyontheveryfirstmorningofhisacquaintancewiththeEpanchins,sixmonthsago.SincehisreturntoPetersburgfromMoscow,hehadbeenremarkablysilent,andhadtoldPrinceS.ononeoccasion,beforeeveryone,thathedidnotthinkhimselfjustifiedindegradinganythoughtbyhisunworthywords.

           Butthiseveninghedidnearlyallthetalkinghimself,andtoldstoriesbythedozen,whileheansweredallquestionsputtohimclearly,gladly,andwithanyamountofdetail.

           Therewasnothing,however,oflove-makinginhistalk.Hisideaswereallofthemostseriouskind;somewereevenmysticalandprofound.

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