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Chapter 5

           Letuswriteheraletteratonce,andshe’llcomehereandallwillbeexplained,orelse,mydearboy,letmetellyouit’squitelikelyyou’llhavetosufferforit.”

           PrinceVasíligavePierreasignificantlook.

           “IknowfromreliablesourcesthattheDowagerEmpressistakingakeeninterestinthewholeaffair.YouknowsheisverygracioustoHélène.”

           Pierretriedseveraltimestospeak,but,ononehand,PrinceVasílididnotlethimand,ontheother,Pierrehimselffearedtobegintospeakinthetoneofdecidedrefusalanddisagreementinwhichhehadfirmlyresolvedtoanswerhisfather-in-law.Moreover,thewordsoftheMasonicstatutes,“bekindlyandcourteous,”recurredtohim.Heblinked,wentred,gotupandsatdownagain,strugglingwithhimselftodowhatwasforhimthemostdifficultthinginlife—tosayanunpleasantthingtoaman’sface,tosaywhattheother,whoeverhemightbe,didnotexpect.HewassousedtosubmittingtoPrinceVasíli’stoneofcarelessself-assurancethathefelthewouldbeunabletowithstanditnow,buthealsofeltthatonwhathesaidnowhisfuturedepended—whetherhewouldfollowthesameoldroad,orthatnewpathsoattractivelyshownhimbytheMasons,onwhichhefirmlybelievedhewouldbereborntoanewlife.

           “Now,dearboy,”saidPrinceVasíliplayfully,“say‘yes,’andI’llwritetohermyself,andwewillkillthefattedcalf

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