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Chapter 6

           Whydidyouwriteanonymouslytoworrysonobleandgenerousalady?WhyshouldnotAglayaIvanovnawriteanotetowhomevershepleases?Whatdidyoumeantocomplainoftoday?Whatdidyouexpecttogetbyit?Whatmadeyougoatall?”

           “Pureamiablecuriosity,—Iassureyou—desiretodoaservice.That’sall.NowI’mentirelyyoursagain,yourslave;hangmeifyoulike!”

           “DidyougobeforeLizabethaProkofievnainyourpresentcondition?”inquiredtheprince.

           “No—ohno,fresher—morethecorrectcard.IonlybecamethislikeafterthehumiliationIsufferedthere.”

           “Well—that’lldo;nowleaveme.”

           Thisinjunctionhadtoberepeatedseveraltimesbeforethemancouldbepersuadedtomove.Eventhenheturnedbackatthedoor,cameasfarasthemiddleoftheroom,andtherewentthroughhismysteriousmotionsdesignedtoconveythesuggestionthattheprinceshouldopentheletter.Hedidnotdareputhissuggestionintowordsagain.

           Afterthisperformance,hesmiledsweetlyandlefttheroomontiptoe.

           Allthishadbeenverypainfultolistento.Onefactstoodoutcertainandclear,andthatwasthatpoorAglayamustbeinastateofgreatdistressandindecisionandmentaltorment(“fromjealousy,”theprincewhisperedtohimself).Undoubtedlyinthisinexperienced,buthotandproudlittlehead,therewereallsortsofplansforming,wildandimpossibleplans,maybe;andtheideaofthissofrightenedtheprincethathecouldnotmakeuphismindwhattodo.

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