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Chapter 5

           AglayaIvanovnawishedtoseeyou,aftershehadreadyourconfession,but—”

           “Shepostponedthepleasure—Isee—Iquiteunderstand!”saidHippolyte,hurriedly,asthoughhewishedtobanishthesubject.“Ihear—theytellme—thatyoureadherallthatnonsensealoud?Stupidboshitwas—writtenindelirium.AndIcan’tunderstandhowanyonecanbeso—Iwon’tsaycruel,becausethewordwouldbehumiliatingtomyself,butwe’llsaychildishlyvainandrevengeful,astoreproachmewiththisconfession,anduseitasaweaponagainstme.Don’tbeafraid,I’mnotreferringtoyourself.”

           “Oh,butI’msorryyourepudiatetheconfession,Hippolyte—itissincere;and,doyouknow,eventheabsurdpartsofit—andthesearemany”(hereHippolytefrownedsavagely)“are,asitwere,redeemedbysuffering—foritmusthavecostyousomethingtoadmitwhatyoutheresay—greattorture,perhaps,forallIknow.Yourmotivemusthavebeenaverynobleoneallthrough.Whatevermayhaveappearedtothecontrary,Igiveyoumyword,Iseethismoreplainlyeveryday.Idonotjudgeyou;Imerelysaythistohaveitoffmymind,andIamonlysorrythatIdidnotsayitallthen—”

           Hippolyteflushedhotly.Hehadthoughtatfirstthattheprincewas“humbugging”him;butonlookingathisfacehesawthathewasabsolutelyserious,andhadnothoughtofanydeception.Hippolytebeamedwithgratification.

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