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Chapter 13

           

           “Mais,mabonneamie,”saidPrinceAndrew,“vousdevriezaucontrairem’êtrereconnaissantedecequej’expliqueàPierrevotreintimitéaveccejeunehomme.”*

           *“But,mydear,yououghtonthecontrarytobegratefulto

           meforexplainingtoPierreyourintimacywiththisyoung

           man.”

           “Really?”saidPierre,gazingoverhisspectacleswithcuriosityandseriousness(forwhichPrincessMarywasspeciallygratefultohim)intoIvánushka’sface,who,seeingthatshewasbeingspokenabout,lookedroundatthemallwithcraftyeyes.

           PrincessMary’sembarrassmentonherpeople’saccountwasquiteunnecessary.Theywerenotintheleastabashed.Theoldwoman,loweringhereyesbutcastingsideglancesatthenewcomers,hadturnedhercupupsidedownandplacedanibbledbitofsugarbesideit,andsatquietlyinherarmchair,thoughhopingtobeofferedanothercupoftea.Ivánushka,sippingoutofhersaucer,lookedwithslywomanisheyesfromunderherbrowsattheyoungmen.

           “Wherehaveyoubeen?ToKiev?”PrinceAndrewaskedtheoldwoman.

           “Ihave,goodsir,”sheansweredgarrulously.“JustatChristmastimeIwasdeemedworthytopartakeoftheholyandheavenlysacramentattheshrineofthesaint.AndnowI’mfromKolyázin,master,whereagreatandwonderfulblessinghasbeenrevealed.”

           “AndwasIvánushkawithyou?”

           “Igobymyself,benefactor,”saidIvánushka,tryingtospeakinabassvoice.“IonlycameacrossPelagéyainYúkhnovo....”

           Pelagéyainterruptedhercompanion;sheevidentlywishedtotellwhatshehadseen.

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