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Chapter 3

           

           PrinceVasíliandAnatolehadseparateroomsassignedtothem.

           Anatole,havingtakenoffhisovercoat,satwitharmsakimbobeforeatableonacornerofwhichhesmilinglyandabsent-mindedlyfixedhislargeandhandsomeeyes.Heregardedhiswholelifeasacontinualroundofamusementwhichsomeoneforsomereasonhadtoprovideforhim.Andhelookedonthisvisittoachurlisholdmanandarichanduglyheiressinthesameway.Allthismight,hethought,turnoutverywellandamusingly.“Andwhynotmarryherifshereallyhassomuchmoney?Thatneverdoesanyharm,”thoughtAnatole.

           Heshavedandscentedhimselfwiththecareandelegancewhichhadbecomehabitualtohimand,hishandsomeheadheldhigh,enteredhisfather’sroomwiththegood-humoredandvictoriousairnaturaltohim.PrinceVasíli’stwovaletswerebusydressinghim,andhelookedroundwithmuchanimationandcheerfullynoddedtohissonasthelatterentered,asiftosay:“Yes,that’showIwantyoutolook.”

           “Isay,Father,jokingapart,issheveryhideous?”Anatoleasked,asifcontinuingaconversationthesubjectofwhichhadoftenbeenmentionedduringthejourney.

           “Enough!Whatnonsense!Aboveall,trytoberespectfulandcautiouswiththeoldprince.”

           “IfhestartsarowI’llgoaway,”saidPrinceAnatole.“Ican’tbearthoseoldmen!Eh?”

           “Remember,foryoueverythingdependsonthis.”

           Inthemeantime,notonlywasitknowninthemaidservants’roomsthattheministerandhissonhadarrived,buttheappearanceofbothhadbeenminutelydescribed.

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