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Chapter 18

           Assoonashehadlefttheroomthegeneralmerrimentstoppedandtheguestsbegantoconversesensiblyandquietlywithoneanother.

           “Nowfortherecitation!”saidSperánskionreturningfromhisstudy.“Awonderfultalent!”hesaidtoPrinceAndrew,andMagnítskiimmediatelyassumedaposeandbeganrecitingsomehumorousversesinFrenchwhichhehadcomposedaboutvariouswell-knownPetersburgpeople.Hewasinterruptedseveraltimesbyapplause.WhentheverseswerefinishedPrinceAndrewwentuptoSperánskiandtookhisleave.

           “Whereareyouofftosoearly?”askedSperánski.

           “Ipromisedtogotoareception.”

           Theysaidnomore.PrinceAndrewlookedcloselyintothosemirrorlike,impenetrableeyes,andfeltthatithadbeenridiculousofhimtohaveexpectedanythingfromSperánskiandfromanyofhisownactivitiesconnectedwithhim,orevertohaveattributedimportancetowhatSperánskiwasdoing.Thatprecise,mirthlesslaughterranginPrinceAndrew’searslongafterhehadleftthehouse.

           WhenhereachedhomePrinceAndrewbeganthinkingofhislifeinPetersburgduringthoselastfourmonthsasifitweresomethingnew.Herecalledhisexertionsandsolicitations,andthehistoryofhisprojectofarmyreform,whichhadbeenacceptedforconsiderationandwhichtheyweretryingtopassoverinsilencesimplybecauseanother,averypoorone,hadalreadybeenpreparedandsubmittedtotheEmperor.HethoughtofthemeetingsofacommitteeofwhichBergwasamember

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