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Chapter 10

           

           EvenKelleradmittedafterwardsthatthiswas“extraordinarilyphilosophical”ontheprince’spart.Heleftthechurchquitecalm,toallappearances,asmanywitnesseswerefoundtodeclareafterwards.Heseemedanxioustoreachhomeandbeleftaloneasquicklyaspossible;butthiswasnottobe.Hewasaccompaniedbynearlyalltheinvitedguests,andbesidesthis,thehousewasalmostbesiegedbyexcitedbandsofpeople,whoinsisteduponbeingallowedtoentertheverandah.TheprinceheardKellerandLebedeffremonstratingandquarrellingwiththeseunknownindividuals,andsoonwentouthimself.Heapproachedthedisturbersofhispeace,requestedcourteouslytobetoldwhatwasdesired;thenpolitelyputtingLebedeffandKelleraside,headdressedanoldgentlemanwhowasstandingontheverandahstepsattheheadofthebandofwould-beguests,andcourteouslyrequestedhimtohonourhimwithavisit.Theoldfellowwasquitetakenabackbythis,butentered,followedbyafewmore,whotriedtoappearattheirease.Therestremainedoutside,andpresentlythewholecrowdwascensuringthosewhohadacceptedtheinvitation.Theprinceofferedseatstohisstrangevisitors,teawasserved,andageneralconversationsprangup.Everythingwasdonemostdecorously,totheconsiderablesurpriseoftheintruders.

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