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Chapter 5

           

           Thehappystateinwhichthefamilyhadspenttheevening,asjustrecorded,wasnotofverylongduration.NextdayAglayaquarrelledwiththeprinceagain,andsoshecontinuedtobehaveforthenextfewdays.Forwholehoursatatimesheridiculedandchaffedthewretchedman,andmadehimalmostalaughing-stock.

           Itistruethattheyusedtositinthelittlesummer-housetogetherforanhourortwoatatime,veryoften,butitwasobservedthatontheseoccasionstheprincewouldreadthepaper,orsomebook,aloudtoAglaya.

           “Doyouknow,”Aglayasaidtohimonce,interruptingthereading,“I’veremarkedthatyouaredreadfullybadlyeducated.Youneverknowanythingthoroughly,ifoneasksyou;neitheranyone’sname,nordates,norabouttreatiesandsoon.It’sagreatpity,youknow!”

           “ItoldyouIhadnothadmuchofaneducation,”repliedtheprince.

           “HowamItorespectyou,ifthat’sthecase?Readonnow.Nodon’t!Stopreading!”

           Andoncemore,thatsameevening,Aglayamystifiedthemall.PrinceS.hadreturned,andAglayawasparticularlyamiabletohim,andaskedagreatdealafterEvgeniePavlovitch.(Muishkinhadnotcomeinasyet.)

           SuddenlyPrinceS.hintedsomethingabout“anewandapproachingchangeinthefamily.”HewasledtothisremarkbyacommunicationinadvertentlymadetohimbyLizabethaProkofievna,thatAdelaida’smarriagemustbepostponedalittlelonger,inorderthatthetwoweddingsmightcomeofftogether.

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