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Chapter 6

           

           “Oh,Nicholas,howcanyoutalklikethat?”criedSónya,hardlyabletoconcealherdelight.“SheissokindandMammaissofondofher!”

           Nicholasdidnotreplyandtriedtoavoidspeakingoftheprincessanymore.Butafterhervisittheoldcountessspokeofherseveraltimesaday.

           Shesangherpraises,insistedthathersonmustcallonher,expressedawishtoseeheroften,butyetalwaysbecameill-humoredwhenshebegantotalkabouther.

           Nicholastriedtokeepsilencewhenhismotherspokeoftheprincess,buthissilenceirritatedher.

           “Sheisaveryadmirableandexcellentyoungwoman,”saidshe,“andyoumustgoandcallonher.Youwouldatleastbeseeingsomebody,andIthinkitmustbedullforyouonlyseeingus.”

           “ButIdon’tintheleastwantto,Mamma.”

           “Youusedtowantto,andnowyoudon’t.ReallyIdon’tunderstandyou,mydear.Onedayyouaredull,andthenextyourefusetoseeanyone.”

           “ButIneversaidIwasdull.”

           “Why,yousaidyourselfyoudon’twanteventoseeher.Sheisaveryadmirableyoungwomanandyoualwayslikedher,butnowsuddenlyyouhavegotsomenotionorotherinyourhead.Youhideeverythingfromme.”

           “Notatall,Mamma.”

           “IfIwereaskingyoutodosomethingdisagreeablenow—butIonlyaskyoutoreturnacall.Onewouldthinkmerepolitenessrequiredit....Well,Ihaveaskedyou,andnowIwon’tinterfereanymoresinceyouhavesecretsfromyourmother.”

           “Well,then,I’llgoifyouwishit.”

           “Itdoesn’tmattertome.Ionlywishitforyoursake.

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