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Chapter 11

           Ihadtoldherbeforethatifanyonecameandrangespeciallyyou,andIgaveheryournameshewasnottotellaboutme.ThenIthought,whatifhegoesandstandsoppositeandlooksup,orwaitsabouttowatchthehouse?SoIcametothisverywindow,lookedout,andthereyouwerestaringstraightatme.That’showitcameabout.”

           “WhereisNastasiaPhilipovna?”askedtheprince,breathlessly.

           “She’shere,”repliedRogojin,slowly,afteraslightpause.

           “Where?”

           Rogojinraisedhiseyesandgazedintentlyattheprince.

           “Come,”hesaid.

           Hecontinuedtospeakinawhisper,verydeliberatelyasbefore,andlookedstrangelythoughtfulanddreamy.Evenwhilehetoldthestoryofhowhehadpeepedthroughtheblind,hegavetheimpressionofwishingtosaysomethingelse.Theyenteredthestudy.Inthisroomsomechangeshadtakenplacesincetheprincelastsawit.Itwasnowdividedintotwoequalpartsbyaheavygreensilkcurtainstretchedacrossit,separatingthealcovebeyond,wherestoodRogojin’sbed,fromtherestoftheroom.

           Theheavycurtainwasdrawnnow,anditwasverydark.ThebrightPetersburgsummernightswerealreadybeginningtoclosein,andbutforthefullmoon,itwouldhavebeendifficulttodistinguishanythinginRogojin’sdismalroom,withthedrawnblinds.Theycouldjustseeoneanothersfaces,however,thoughnotindetail.Rogojin’sfacewaswhite,asusual.Hisglitteringeyeswatchedtheprincewithanintentstare.

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