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Chapter 2

           Withafacetioussmileonhisface,hewastellingtheladiesaboutlastWednesday’smeetingoftheImperialCouncil,atwhichSergéyKuzmíchVyazmítinov,thenewmilitarygovernorgeneralofPetersburg,hadreceivedandreadthethenfamousrescriptoftheEmperorAlexanderfromthearmytoSergéyKuzmích,inwhichtheEmperorsaidthathewasreceivingfromallsidesdeclarationsofthepeople’sloyalty,thatthedeclarationfromPetersburggavehimparticularpleasure,andthathewasproudtobeattheheadofsuchanationandwouldendeavortobeworthyofit.Thisrescriptbeganwiththewords:“SergéyKuzmích,Fromallsidesreportsreachme,”etc.

           “Well,andsohenevergotfartherthan:‘SergéyKuzmích’?”askedoneoftheladies.

           “Exactly,notahair’sbreadthfarther,”answeredPrinceVasíli,laughing,“‘SergéyKuzmích...Fromallsides...Fromallsides...SergéyKuzmích...’PoorVyazmítinovcouldnotgetanyfarther!Hebegantherescriptagainandagain,butassoonasheuttered‘Sergéy’hesobbed,‘Kuz-mí-ch,’tears,and‘Fromallsides’wassmotheredinsobsandhecouldgetnofarther.Andagainhishandkerchief,andagain:‘SergéyKuzmích,Fromallsides,’...andtears,tillatlastsomebodyelsewasaskedtoreadit.”

           “Kuzmích...Fromallsides...andthentears,”someonerepeatedlaughing.

           “Don’tbeunkind,”criedAnnaPávlovnafromherendofthetableholdingupathreateningfinger.“Heissuchaworthyandexcellentman,ourdearVyazmítinov....”

           Everybodylaughedagreatdeal.

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