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Chapter 5

           

           “Deviltake‘em!”hemuttered,whilehisheadwasstillcoveredbytheshirt.

           Tíkhonknewhismaster’shabitofsometimesthinkingaloud,andthereforemetwithunalteredlookstheangrilyinquisitiveexpressionofthefacethatemergedfromtheshirt.

           “Gonetobed?”askedtheprince.

           Tíkhon,likeallgoodvalets,instinctivelyknewthedirectionofhismaster’sthoughts.HeguessedthatthequestionreferredtoPrinceVasíliandhisson.

           “Theyhavegonetobedandputouttheirlights,yourexcellency.”

           “Nogood...nogood...”saidtheprincerapidly,andthrustinghisfeetintohisslippersandhisarmsintothesleevesofhisdressinggown,hewenttothecouchonwhichheslept.

           ThoughnowordshadpassedbetweenAnatoleandMademoiselleBourienne,theyquiteunderstoodoneanotherastothefirstpartoftheirromance,uptotheappearanceofthepauvremère;theyunderstoodthattheyhadmuchtosaytooneanotherinprivateandsotheyhadbeenseekinganopportunitysincemorningtomeetoneanotheralone.WhenPrincessMarywenttoherfather’sroomattheusualhour,MademoiselleBourienneandAnatolemetintheconservatory.

           PrincessMarywenttothedoorofthestudywithspecialtrepidation.Itseemedtoherthatnotonlydideverybodyknowthatherfatewouldbedecidedthatday,butthattheyalsoknewwhatshethoughtaboutit.ShereadthisinTíkhon’sfaceandinthatofPrinceVasíli’svalet,whomadeheralowbowwhenshemethiminthecorridorcarryinghotwater.

           Theoldprincewasveryaffectionateandcarefulinhistreatmentofhisdaughterthatmorning.

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