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Chapter 2

           

           Hadhebeenmorecarefultoobservehiscompanion,hewouldhaveseenthatforthelastquarterofanhourAglayahadalsobeenglancingaroundinapparentanxiety,asthoughsheexpectedtoseesomeone,orsomethingparticular,amongthecrowdofpeople.Now,atthemomentwhenhisownanxietybecamesomarked,herexcitementalsoincreasedvisibly,andwhenhelookedabouthim,shedidthesame.

           Thereasonfortheiranxietysoonbecameapparent.FromthatverysideentrancetotheVauxhall,nearwhichtheprinceandalltheEpanchinpartywereseated,theresuddenlyappearedquitealargeknotofpersons,atleastadozen.

           Headingthislittlebandwalkedthreeladies,twoofwhomwereremarkablylovely;andtherewasnothingsurprisinginthefactthattheyshouldhavehadalargetroopofadmirersfollowingintheirwake.

           Buttherewassomethingintheappearanceofboththeladiesandtheiradmirerswhichwaspeculiar,quitedifferentforthatoftherestofthepublicassembledaroundtheorchestra.

           Nearlyeveryoneobservedthelittlebandadvancing,andallpretendednottoseeornoticethem,exceptafewyoungfellowswhoexchangedglancesandsmiled,sayingsomethingtooneanotherinwhispers.

           Itwasimpossibletoavoidnoticingthem,however,inreality,fortheymadetheirpresenceonlytooconspicuousbylaughingandtalkingloudly.Itwastobesupposedthatsomeofthemweremorethanhalfdrunk,althoughtheywerewellenoughdressed,someevenparticularlywell.

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