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Chapter 7

           

           Agreatdealofsympathywasexpressed;aconsiderableamountofadvicewasvolunteered;IvanPetrovitchexpressedhisopinionthattheyoungmanwas“aSlavophile,orsomethingofthatsort”;butthatitwasnotadangerousdevelopment.Theolddignitarysaidnothing.

           Trueenough,mostoftheguests,nextdayandthedayafter,werenotinverygoodhumour.IvanPetrovitchwasalittleoffended,butnotseriouslyso.GeneralEpanchin’schiefwasrathercooltowardshimforsomewhileaftertheoccurrence.Theolddignitary,aspatronofthefamily,tooktheopportunityofmurmuringsomekindofadmonitiontothegeneral,andadded,inflatteringterms,thathewasmostinterestedinAglaya’sfuture.Hewasamanwhoreallydidpossessakindheart,althoughhisinterestintheprince,intheearlierpartoftheevening,wasdue,amongotherreasons,tothelatter’sconnectionwithNastasiaPhilipovna,accordingtopopularreport.Hehadheardagooddealofthisstoryhereandthere,andwasgreatlyinterestedinit,somuchsothathelongedtoaskfurtherquestionsaboutit.

           PrincessBielokonski,asshedroveawayonthiseventfulevening,tookoccasiontosaytoLizabethaProkofievna:

           “Wellhe’sagoodmatchandabadone;andifyouwantmyopinion,morebadthangood.Youcanseeforyourselfthemanisaninvalid.”

           LizabethathereforedecidedthattheprincewasimpossibleasahusbandforAglaya;andduringtheensuingnightshemadeavowthatneverwhileshelivedshouldhemarryAglaya

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