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Chapter 4

           

           “Byallmeans!IassureyouIamdelightedyouneednothaveenteredintoalltheseexplanations.Asforyourremarksaboutfriendshipwithmethanks,verymuchindeed.Youmustexcusemybeingalittleabsentthisevening.Doyouknow,Icannotsomehowbeattentivetoanythingjustnow?”

           “Isee,Isee,”saidEvgenie,smilinggently.Hismirthseemedverynearthesurfacethisevening.

           “Whatdoyousee?”saidtheprince,startled.

           “Idon’twantyoutosuspectthatIhavesimplycomeheretodeceiveyouandpumpinformationoutofyou!”saidEvgenie,stillsmiling,andwithoutmakinganydirectreplytothequestion.

           “Oh,butIhaven’ttheslightestdoubtthatyoudidcometopumpme,”saidtheprince,laughinghimself,atlast;“andIdaresayyouarequitepreparedtodeceivemetoo,sofarasthatgoes.Butwhatofthat?I’mnotafraidofyou;besides,you’llhardlybelieveit,IfeelasthoughIreallydidn’tcareascraponewayortheother,justnow!Andandandasyouareacapitalfellow,Iamconvincedofthat,Idaresaywereallyshallendbybeinggoodfriends.IlikeyouverymuchEvgeniePavlovitch;Iconsideryouaverygoodfellowindeed.”

           “Well,inanycase,youareamostdelightfulmantohavetodealwith,bethebusinesswhatitmay,”concludedEvgenie.“Comealongnow,I’lldrinkaglasstoyourhealth.I’mcharmedtohaveenteredintoalliancewithyou.

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