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Chapter 8

           “Howwouldshegetoutifshewishedto?Youdon’tknowthehabitsofthathouseshecouldnotgetawayalonetoNastasiaPhilipovna’s!It’sallnonsense!”

           “Lookhere,mydearprince,noonejumpsoutofthewindowiftheycanhelpit;butwhenthere’safire,thedandiestgentlemanorthefinestladyintheworldwillskipout!Whenthemomentcomes,andthere’snothingelsetobedoneouryoungladywillgotoNastasiaPhilipovna’s!Don’ttheylettheyoungladiesoutofthehousealone,then?”

           “Ididn’tmeanthatexactly.”

           “Ifyoudidn’tmeanthat,thenshehasonlytogodownthestepsandwalkoff,andsheneednevercomebackunlessshechooses:Shipsareburnedbehindonesometimes,andonedoesn’tcaretoreturnwhenceonecame.Lifeneednotconsistonlyoflunches,anddinners,andPrinceS’s.ItstrikesmeyoutakeAglayaIvanovnaforsomeconventionalboarding-schoolgirl.Isaidsotoher,andshequiteagreedwithme.Waittillsevenoreighto’clock.InyourplaceIwouldsendsomeonetheretokeepwatch,soastoseizetheexactmomentwhenshestepsoutofthehouse.SendColia.He’llplaythespywithpleasureforyouatleast.Ha,ha,ha!”

           Hippolytewentout.

           Therewasnoreasonfortheprincetosetanyonetowatch,evenifhehadbeencapableofsuchathing.Aglaya’scommandthatheshouldstayathomealldayseemedalmostexplainednow.

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