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Chapter 8

           

           NastasiaPhilipovnawaswaitingfortheminthefirstroomtheywentinto.Shewasdressedverysimply,inblack.

           Sheroseattheirentrance,butdidnotsmileorgiveherhand,eventotheprince.HeranxiouseyeswerefixeduponAglaya.Bothsatdown,atalittledistancefromoneanotherAglayaonthesofa,inthecorneroftheroom,Nastasiabythewindow.TheprinceandRogojinremainedstanding,andwerenotinvitedtosit.

           MuishkinglancedatRogojininperplexity,butthelatteronlysmileddisagreeably,andsaidnothing.Thesilencecontinuedforsomefewmoments.

           AnominousexpressionpassedoverNastasiaPhilipovna’sface,ofasudden.Itbecameobstinate-looking,hard,andfullofhatred;butshedidnottakehereyesoffhervisitorsforamoment.

           Aglayawasclearlyconfused,butnotfrightened.Onenteringshehadmerelyglancedmomentarilyatherrival,andthenhadsatstill,withhereyesontheground,apparentlyinthought.Onceortwicesheglancedcasuallyroundtheroom.Ashadeofdisgustwasvisibleinherexpression;shelookedasthoughshewereafraidofcontaminationinthisplace.

           Shemechanicallyarrangedherdress,andfidgeteduncomfortably,eventuallychangingherseattotheotherendofthesofa.Probablyshewasunconsciousofherownmovements;butthisveryunconsciousnessaddedtotheoffensivenessoftheirsuggestedmeaning.

           AtlengthshelookedstraightintoNastasia’seyes,andinstantlyreadalltherewastoreadinherrival’sexpression.

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