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Chapter 11

           Lermontoff’sBalMasqueisbasedonthatideaastupidandunnaturalone,inmyopinion;buthewashardlymorethanachildwhenhewroteit.”

           “Ilikeyoursisterverymuch.”

           “DidyouseehowshespatinGania’sface!Variaisafraidofnoone.Butyoudidnotfollowherexample,andyetIamsureitwasnotthroughcowardice.Hereshecomes!Speakofawolfandyouseehistail!Ifeltsurethatshewouldcome.Sheisverygenerous,thoughofcourseshehasherfaults.”

           Variapounceduponherbrother.

           “Thisisnottheplaceforyou,”saidshe.“Gotofather.Isheplaguingyou,prince?”

           “Notintheleast;onthecontrary,heinterestsme.”

           “Scoldingasusual,Varia!Itistheworstthingabouther.Afterall,IbelievefathermayhavestartedoffwithRogojin.Nodoubtheissorrynow.PerhapsIhadbettergoandseewhatheisdoing,”addedColia,runningoff.

           “ThankGod,Ihavegotmotheraway,andputhertobedwithoutanotherscene!Ganiaisworriedandashamednotwithoutreason!Whataspectacle!Ihavecometothankyouoncemore,prince,andtoaskyouifyouknewNastasiaPhilipovnabefore?”

           “No,Ihaveneverknownher.”

           “Thenwhatdidyoumean,whenyousaidstraightouttoherthatshewasnotreally‘likethat’?Youguessedright,Ifancy.Itisquitepossibleshewasnotherselfatthemoment,thoughIcannotfathomhermeaning.Evidentlyshemeanttohurtandinsultus.

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