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Chapter 1

           Inevershallforgivehim!Andwhy,ifyouplease,hasAglayahadanattackofnervesfortheselastthreedays?Whyhassheallbutquarrelledwithhersisters,evenwithAlexandrawhomsherespectssomuchthatshealwayskissesherhandsasthoughshewerehermother?Whatarealltheseriddlesofhersthatwehavetoguess?WhathasGavrilaArdalionovitchtodowithit?Whydidshetakeuponherselftochampionhimthismorning,andburstintotearsoverit?Whyisthereanallusiontothatcursed‘poorknight’intheanonymousletter?AndwhydidIrushofftohimjustnowlikealunatic,anddraghimbackhere?IdobelieveI’vegonemadatlast.WhatonearthhaveIdonenow?Totalktoayoungmanaboutmydaughter’ssecretsandsecretshavingtodowithhimself,too!Thankgoodness,he’sanidiot,andafriendofthehouse!SurelyAglayahasn’tfalleninlovewithsuchagaby!Whatanidea!Pfu!weoughtalltobeputunderglasscasesmyselffirstofallandbeshownoffascuriosities,attencopecksapeep!”

           “Ishallneverforgiveyouforallthis,IvanFedorovitchnever!Lookathernow.Whydoesn’tshemakefunofhim?Shesaidshewould,andshedoesn’t.Lookthere!Shestaresathimwithallhereyes,anddoesn’tmove;andyetshetoldhimnottocome.Helookspaleenough;andthatabominablechatterbox,EvgeniePavlovitch,monopolizesthewholeoftheconversation.Nobodyelsecangetawordin.IcouldsoonfindoutallabouteverythingifIcouldonlychangethesubject.”

           Theprincecertainlywasverypale.

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