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Chapter 7

           

           “C’esttrès-curieuxetc’esttrès-sérieux,”hewhisperedacrossthetabletoIvanPetrovitch,ratherloudly.Probablytheprinceheardhim.

           “SothatIhavenotoffendedanyofyou?YouwillnotbelievehowhappyIamtobeabletothinkso.Itisasitshouldbe.AsifIcouldoffendanyonehere!Ishouldoffendyouagainbyevensuggestingsuchathing.”

           “Calmyourself,mydearfellow.Youareexaggeratingagain;youreallyhavenooccasiontobesogratefultous.Itisafeelingwhichdoesyougreatcredit,butanexaggeration,forallthat.”

           “Iamnotexactlythankingyou,Iamonlyfeelingagrowingadmirationforyouitmakesmehappytolookatyou.IdaresayIamspeakingveryfoolishly,butImustspeakImustexplain,ifitbeoutofnothingbetterthanself-respect.”

           Allhesaidanddidwasabrupt,confused,feverishverylikelythewordshespoke,asoftenasnot,werenotthosehewishedtosay.Heseemedtoinquirewhetherhemightspeak.HiseyeslightedonPrincessBielokonski.

           “Allright,myfriend,talkaway,talkaway!”sheremarked.“Onlydon’tloseyourbreath;youwereinsuchahurrywhenyoubegan,andlookwhatyou’vecometonow!Don’tbeafraidofspeakingalltheseladiesandgentlemenhaveseenfarstrangerpeoplethanyourself;youdon’tastonishthem.Youarenothingout-of-the-wayremarkable,youknow.You’vedonenothingbutbreakavase,andgiveusallafright.”

           Theprincelistened,smiling.

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