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Chapter 15

           butyouseehehasnoonewithhimexcepttheyoungprincesses....Theyarestillyoung....”Shebentherheadandcontinuedinawhisper:“Hasheperformedhisfinalduty,Prince?Howpricelessarethoselastmoments!Itcanmakethingsnoworse,anditisabsolutelynecessarytopreparehimifheissoill.Wewomen,Prince,”andshesmiledtenderly,“alwaysknowhowtosaythesethings.Iabsolutelymustseehim,howeverpainfulitmaybeforme.Iamusedtosuffering.”

           Evidentlytheprinceunderstoodher,andalsounderstood,ashehaddoneatAnnaPávlovna’s,thatitwouldbedifficulttogetridofAnnaMikháylovna.

           “Wouldnotsuchameetingbetootryingforhim,dearAnnaMikháylovna?”saidhe.“Letuswaituntilevening.Thedoctorsareexpectingacrisis.”

           “Butonecannotdelay,Prince,atsuchamoment!Considerthatthewelfareofhissoulisatstake.Ah,itisawful:thedutiesofaChristian...”

           Adoorofoneoftheinnerroomsopenedandoneoftheprincesses,thecount’sniece,enteredwithacold,sternface.Thelengthofherbodywasstrikinglyoutofproportiontohershortlegs.PrinceVasíliturnedtoher.

           “Well,howishe?”

           “Stillthesame;butwhatcanyouexpect,thisnoise...”saidtheprincess,lookingatAnnaMikháylovnaasatastranger.

           “Ah,mydear,Ihardlyknewyou,”saidAnnaMikháylovnawithahappysmile,amblinglightlyuptothecount’sniece.“Ihavecome,andamatyourservicetohelpyounursemyuncle.Iimaginewhatyouhavegonethrough,”andshesympatheticallyturneduphereyes

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