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Chapter 5

           

           “Iwillmakeamatchforyouwiththeprincess.CatherinePetróvnaspeaksofLily,butIsay,no—theprincess!Doyouwantmetodoit?Iamsureyourmotherwillbegratefultome.Whatacharminggirlsheis,really!Andsheisnotatallsoplain,either.”

           “Notatall,”repliedNicholasasifoffendedattheidea.“Asbefitsasoldier,Aunt,Idon’tforcemyselfonanyoneorrefuseanything,”hesaidbeforehehadtimetoconsiderwhathewassaying.

           “Wellthen,remember,thisisnotajoke!”

           “Ofcoursenot!”

           “Yes,yes,”thegovernor’swifesaidasiftalkingtoherself.“But,mydearboy,amongotherthingsyouaretooattentivetotheother,theblonde.Oneissorryforthehusband,really....”

           “Ohno,wearegoodfriendswithhim,”saidNicholasinthesimplicityofhisheart;itdidnotenterhisheadthatapastimesopleasanttohimselfmightnotbepleasanttosomeoneelse.

           “ButwhatnonsenseIhavebeensayingtothegovernor’swife!”thoughtNicholassuddenlyatsupper.“Shewillreallybegintoarrangeamatch...andSónya...?”Andontakingleaveofthegovernor’swife,whensheagainsmilinglysaidtohim,“Wellthen,remember!”hedrewheraside.

           “Butseehere,totellthetruth,Aunt...”

           “Whatisit,mydear?Come,let’ssitdownhere,”saidshe.

           Nicholassuddenlyfeltadesireandneedtotellhismostintimatethoughts(whichhewouldnothavetoldtohismother,hissister,orhisfriend)tothiswomanwhowasalmostastranger.

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