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Chapter 7

           HeentreatedKellertogivehimbackthepistol,andhe’dsoonshowthemallthat“hishonourhishonour,”buthewas“dishonoured,now,forever!”

           Hefellsenselessatlastandwascarriedintotheprince’sstudy.

           Lebedeff,nowquitesobereddown,sentforadoctor;andheandhisdaughter,withBurdovskyandGeneralIvolgin,remainedbythesickman’scouch.

           Whenhewascarriedawayunconscious,Kellerstoodinthemiddleoftheroom,andmadethefollowingdeclarationtothecompanyingeneral,inaloudtoneofvoice,withemphasisuponeachword.

           “Gentlemen,ifanyoneofyoucastsanydoubtagain,beforeme,uponHippolyte’sgoodfaith,orhintsthatthecapwasforgottenintentionally,orsuggeststhatthisunhappyboywasactingapartbeforeus,Ibegtoannouncethatthepersonsospeakingshallaccounttomeforhiswords.”

           Noonereplied.

           Thecompanydepartedveryquickly,inamass.Ptitsin,Gania,andRogojinwentawaytogether.

           TheprincewasmuchastonishedthatEvgeniePavlovitchchangedhismind,andtookhisdeparturewithouttheconversationhehadrequested.

           “Why,youwishedtohaveatalkwithmewhentheothersleft?”hesaid.

           “Quiteso,”saidEvgenie,sittingdownsuddenlybesidehim,“butIhavechangedmymindforthetimebeing.

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