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Chapter 7

           Heseemedtohaveawonderfullygoodmemory,however,forhetoldtheprinceallaboutthetwooldladies,Pavlicheff’scousins,whohadtakencareofhim,andwhom,hedeclared,hehadtakentotaskforbeingtooseverewiththeprinceasasmallsicklyboytheeldersister,atleast;theyoungerhadbeenkind,herecollected.Theybothnowlivedinanotherprovince,onasmallestatelefttothembyPavlicheff.Theprincelistenedtoallthiswitheyessparklingwithemotionanddelight.

           Hedeclaredwithunusualwarmththathewouldneverforgivehimselfforhavingtravelledaboutinthecentralprovincesduringtheselastsixmonthswithouthavinghunteduphistwooldfriends.

           Hedeclared,further,thathehadintendedtogoeveryday,buthadalwaysbeenpreventedbycircumstances;butthatnowhewouldpromisehimselfthepleasurehoweverfaritwas,hewouldfindthemout.AndsoIvanPetrovitchreallyknewNataliaNikitishna!whatasaintlynaturewashers!andMarthaNikitishna!IvanPetrovitchmustexcusehim,butreallyhewasnotquitefairondearoldMartha.Shewassevere,perhaps;butthenwhatelsecouldshebewithsuchalittleidiotashewasthen?(Ha,ha.)Hereallywasanidiotthen,IvanPetrovitchmustknow,thoughhemightnotbelieveit.(Ha,ha.)Sohehadreallyseenhimthere!Goodheavens!AndwashereallyandtrulyandactuallyacousinofPavlicheff’s?

           “Iassureyouofit,”laughedIvanPetrovitch,gazingamusedlyattheprince.

           “Oh!Ididn’tsayitbecauseIdoubtthefact,youknow.(Ha,ha.

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