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Chapter 5

           Whyshouldn’thetellussomething?Iwanttojudgewhetherheisagoodstory-teller;anythingyoulike,princehowyoulikedSwitzerland,whatwasyourfirstimpression,anything.You’llsee,he’llbegindirectlyandtellusallaboutitbeautifully.”

           “Theimpressionwasforcibletheprincebegan.

           “There,yousee,girls,”saidtheimpatientlady,“hehasbegun,yousee.”

           “Well,then,lethimtalk,mamma,”saidAlexandra.“Thisprinceisagreathumbugandbynomeansanidiot,”shewhisperedtoAglaya.

           “Oh,Isawthatatonce,”repliedthelatter.“Idon’tthinkitatallniceofhimtoplayapart.Whatdoeshewishtogainbyit,Iwonder?”

           “Myfirstimpressionwasaverystrongone,”repeatedtheprince.“WhentheytookmeawayfromRussia,IrememberIpassedthroughmanyGermantownsandlookedoutofthewindows,butdidnottroublesomuchastoaskquestionsaboutthem.Thiswasafteralongseriesoffits.Ialwaysusedtofallintoasortoftorpidconditionaftersuchaseries,andlostmymemoryalmostentirely;andthoughIwasnotaltogetherwithoutreasonatsuchtimes,yetIhadnologicalpowerofthought.Thiswouldcontinueforthreeorfourdays,andthenIwouldrecovermyselfagain.Iremembermymelancholywasintolerable;Ifeltinclinedtocry;Isatandwonderedandwondereduncomfortably;theconsciousnessthateverythingwasstrangeweighedterriblyuponme;Icouldunderstandthatitwasallforeignandstrange.

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