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Chapter 6

           Iwillopenallthedoors;Iwillcallallmydaughters,allofthem,thisveryminute,”saidLebedeffinalowvoice,thoroughlyfrightened,andwavinghishandsasheranfromdoortodoor.

           AtthatmomentColiaappearedontheterrace;heannouncedthatLizabethaProkofievnaandherthreedaughterswereclosebehindhim.

           Movedbythisnews,Lebedeffhurrieduptotheprince.

           “ShallIcallthePtitsins,andGavrilaArdalionovitch?ShallIletthegeneralin?”heasked.

           “Whynot?Letinanyonewhowantstoseeme.Iassureyou,Lebedeff,youhavemisunderstoodmypositionfromtheveryfirst;youhavebeenwrongallalong.Ihavenottheslightestreasontohidemyselffromanyone,”repliedtheprincegaily.

           Seeinghimlaugh,Lebedeffthoughtfittolaughalso,andthoughmuchagitatedhissatisfactionwasquitevisible.

           Coliawasright;theEpanchinladieswereonlyafewstepsbehindhim.AstheyapproachedtheterraceothervisitorsappearedfromLebedeff’ssideofthehousethePtitsins,Gania,andArdalionAlexandrovitch.

           TheEpanchinshadonlyjustheardoftheprince’sillnessandofhispresenceinPavlofsk,fromColia;anduptothistimehadbeeninastateofconsiderablebewildermentabouthim.Thegeneralbroughttheprince’scarddownfromtown,andMrs.Epanchinhadfeltconvincedthathehimselfwouldfollowhiscardatonce;shewasmuchexcited.

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