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Chapter 9

           

           “Tochangethewaterinthisglass.Iamjustfinishingthedesign.”

           “Youalwaysfindsomethingtodo,butIcan’t,”saidNatásha.“Andwhere’sNicholas?”

           “Asleep,Ithink.”

           “Sónya,goandwakehim,”saidNatásha.“TellhimIwanthimtocomeandsing.”

           Shesatawhile,wonderingwhatthemeaningofitallhavinghappenedbeforecouldbe,andwithoutsolvingthisproblem,oratallregrettingnothavingdoneso,sheagainpassedinfancytothetimewhenshewaswithhimandhewaslookingatherwithalover’seyes.

           “Oh,ifonlyhewouldcomequicker!Iamsoafraiditwillneverbe!And,worstofall,Iamgrowingold—that’sthething!Therewon’tthenbeinmewhatthereisnow.Butperhapshe’llcometoday,willcomeimmediately.Perhapshehascomeandissittinginthedrawingroom.PerhapshecameyesterdayandIhaveforgottenit.”Sherose,putdowntheguitar,andwenttothedrawingroom.

           Allthedomesticcircle,tutors,governesses,andguests,werealreadyattheteatable.Theservantsstoodroundthetable—butPrinceAndrewwasnotthereandlifewasgoingonasbefore.

           “Ah,heresheis!”saidtheoldcount,whenhesawNatáshaenter.“Well,sitdownbyme.”ButNatáshastayedbyhermotherandglancedroundasiflookingforsomething.

           “Mamma!”shemuttered,“givehimtome,givehim,Mamma,quickly,quickly!”andsheagainhaddifficultyinrepressinghersobs.

           ShesatdownatthetableandlistenedtotheconversationbetweentheeldersandNicholas,whohadalsocometothetable

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