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Chapter 6

           

           TheamiableandundoubtedlywittyPrinceN.couldnotbutfeelthathewasasasun,risenforonenightonlytoshineupontheEpanchindrawing-room.Heaccountedthemimmeasurablyhisinferiors,anditwasthisfeelingwhichcausedhisspecialamiabilityanddelightfuleaseandgracetowardsthem.Heknewverywellthathemusttellsomestorythiseveningfortheedificationofthecompany,andleduptoitwiththeinspirationofanticipatorytriumph.

           Theprince,whenheheardthestoryafterwards,feltthathehadneveryetcomeacrosssowonderfulahumorist,orsuchremarkablebrilliancyaswasshownbythisman;andyetifhehadonlyknownit,thisstorywastheoldest,stalest,andmostworn-outyarn,andeverydrawing-roomintownwassicktodeathofit.ItwasonlyintheinnocentEpanchinhouseholdthatitpassedforanewandbrillianttaleasasuddenandstrikingreminiscenceofasplendidandtalentedman.

           EventheGermanpoet,thoughasamiableaspossible,feltthathewasdoingthehousethegreatestofhonoursbyhispresenceinit.

           Buttheprinceonlylookedatthebrightside;hedidnotturnthecoatandseetheshabbylining.

           Aglayahadnotforeseenthatparticularcalamity.Sheherselflookedwonderfullybeautifulthisevening.Allthreesistersweredressedverytastefully,andtheirhairwasdonewithspecialcare.

           AglayasatnexttoEvgeniePavlovitch,andlaughedandtalkedtohimwithanunusualdisplayoffriendliness

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