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Chapter 5

           

           “Didn’tItellyouthetruthnow,whenIsaidyouwereinlove?”hesaid,cominguptoMuishkinofhisownaccord,andstoppinghim.

           Theprincegavehimhishandandcongratulatedhimupon“lookingsowell.”

           Hippolytehimselfseemedtobehopefulabouthisstateofhealth,asisoftenthecasewithconsumptives.

           Hehadapproachedtheprincewiththeintentionoftalkingsarcasticallyabouthishappyexpressionofface,butverysoonforgothisintentionandbegantotalkabouthimself.Hebegancomplainingabouteverything,disconnectedlyandendlessly,aswashiswont.

           “Youwouldn’tbelieve,”heconcluded,“howirritatingtheyallarethere.Theyaresuchwretchedlysmall,vain,egotistical,commonplacepeople!Wouldyoubelieveit,theyinvitedmethereundertheexpressconditionthatIshoulddiequickly,andtheyareallaswildaspossiblewithmefornothavingdiedyet,andforbeing,onthecontrary,agooddealbetter!Isn’titacomedy?Idon’tmindbettingthatyoudon’tbelieveme!”

           Theprincesaidnothing.

           “Isometimesthinkofcomingovertoyouagain,”saidHippolyte,carelessly.“Soyoudon’tthinkthemcapableofinvitingamanontheconditionthatheistolooksharpanddie?”

           “Icertainlythoughttheyinvitedyouwithquiteotherviews.”

           “Ho,ho!youarenotnearlysosimpleastheytrytomakeyouout!Thisisnotthetimeforit,orIwouldtellyouathingortwoaboutthatbeauty,Gania,andhishopes.

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