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Chapter 21

           

           PrinceVasílisaidnomoreandhischeeksbegantotwitchnervously,nowononeside,nowontheother,givinghisfaceanunpleasantexpressionwhichwasnevertobeseenonitinadrawingroom.Hiseyestooseemedstrange;atonemomenttheylookedimpudentlyslyandatthenextglancedroundinalarm.

           Theprincess,holdingherlittledogonherlapwithherthinbonyhands,lookedattentivelyintoPrinceVasíli’seyesevidentlyresolvednottobethefirsttobreaksilence,ifshehadtowaittillmorning.

           “Well,yousee,mydearprincessandcousin,CatherineSemënovna,”continuedPrinceVasíli,returningtohistheme,apparentlynotwithoutaninnerstruggle;“atsuchamomentasthisonemustthinkofeverything.Onemustthinkofthefuture,ofallofyou...Iloveyouall,likechildrenofmyown,asyouknow.”

           Theprincesscontinuedtolookathimwithoutmoving,andwiththesamedullexpression.

           “Andthenofcoursemyfamilyhasalsotobeconsidered,”PrinceVasíliwenton,testilypushingawayalittletablewithoutlookingather.“Youknow,Catiche,thatwe—youthreesisters,Mámontov,andmywife—arethecount’sonlydirectheirs.Iknow,Iknowhowharditisforyoutotalkorthinkofsuchmatters.Itisnoeasierforme;but,mydear,Iamgettingonforsixtyandmustbepreparedforanything.DoyouknowIhavesentforPierre?Thecount,”pointingtohisportrait,“definitelydemandedthatheshouldbecalled.

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