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Chapter 6

           Evgeniehimselfbehavedrathermoresedatelythanusual,probablyoutofrespecttothedignitary.Evgeniehadbeenknowninsocietyforalongwhile.HehadappearedattheEpanchins’todaywithcrapeonhishat,andPrincessBielokonskihadcommendedthisactiononhispart.Noteverysocietymanwouldhaveworncrapefor“suchanuncle.”LizabethaProkofievnahadlikeditalso,butwastoopreoccupiedtotakemuchnotice.TheprinceremarkedthatAglayalookedattentivelyathimtwoorthreetimes,andseemedtobesatisfiedwithhisbehaviour.

           Littlebylittlehebecameveryhappyindeed.Allhislateanxietiesandapprehensions(afterhisconversationwithLebedeff)nowappearedlikesomanybaddreamsimpossible,andevenlaughable.

           Hedidnotspeakmuch,onlyansweringsuchquestionsaswereputtohim,andgraduallysettleddownintounbrokensilence,listeningtowhatwenton,andsteepedinperfectsatisfactionandcontentment.

           Littlebylittleasortofinspiration,however,begantostirwithinhim,readytospringintolifeattherightmoment.Whenhedidbegintospeak,itwasaccidentally,inresponsetoaquestion,andapparentlywithoutanyspecialobject.

           

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